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There's Power In the Name Nigga

You called me NIGGA
To insult me, to bring me down
To put me in a place mentally
Where I'd feel terrible about 
Who I am
You called me NIGGA 
Because that was your way
Of saying I was worthless
A common dog
The lowest dirtiest thing
Known to mankind 
Scum of the earth
Never mind the fact 
That God made us the same
From the same clay
With 1 common plan
To be his children
No matter the color 
Of your skin
Man or Woman
However, 
I want to Thank you

For giving me such a degrading label

With the 5% of your twisted mind
That you decided to use 

A label that was so carefully thought up to destroy my character
See.. 
You had no idea of how strong I really am 
And how God loved me 
Even when you thought nobody did

That goes to show what you think

Of me don't even matter

God is able to heal
If you listen
And he'll give you will 

But you have to be still
and just listen
After being call a NIGGA
For so many years
I've learned to accept it
And now that I'm liberated in it
You want to reject it
I clearly understand 
That when you called me NIGGA

You were calling me ignorant

And I don't blame you 
Because it kind of make sense
To me
It means
Never Ignorant and Getting Goals Accomplished
Again I thank you
For your honesty and all of the negative energy
That you put into this word NIGGA
Because unknowingly
Over the years
You've been empowering me 
Go figure!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016




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Date: 7/13/2016 2:26:00 PM
I've always disliked this word and any of its connotations and I believe as Maya Angelou, even if the black community uses it, it is unacceptable and derogatory.
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Nsideout Davis
Date: 7/18/2016 6:37:00 PM
Thanx for checking my poem out DM! However I only wrote what i was feeling at the time. I used what was a negative word, and wrote in a way the we can look at the power in it.
Date: 7/12/2016 8:45:00 PM
ND... I live in a State with inclusive leadership, Minnesota! My Congressional Representative is Muslim, my Senator, Female, my Chief of Police a member of the Gay community...a member of my family is a community leader in Social Justice initiatives in a predominately African American Community (North Minneapolis) MEETING with local Pastors & BLM....with humble respect, James Marshall Goff
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Nsideout Davis
Date: 7/18/2016 6:39:00 PM
thanx for reading James!

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