Who I Be

Poet: Ken Jordan Poem: Who I Be Edited by: Sparkle Jordan written: August/2005 I will never forget  who I be I go back  to the year 1621, I am  a descendant of William Tucker, a black man an African American - I have seen the vicious dogs in the street's, hunting for my flesh like a  raw piece of meat - I am  a black man I know  who I be, a survivor of extreme brutality, oppressed by ignorance from those with racial mentalities - Yet,  still I breathe in these  United States Of America - I know  who I be, a black man stolen from  the motherland, shackled to slave ships, bound for the new land - Some of us were drowned at sea, fighting to be free, and those of us who made it through were auctioned off to white men....... White men who beat us with whips, killed us and raped our black women  in there sleep - I will never forget who I be A black man an African American - I am here, My people helped to build this country through blood, sweat, and tears - You may hate me, You may kill me, but I will survive - I am  a black man remember who I be-