Why

Why are children beaten and maimed? Why are Black men imprisoned when framed? Why do the poor live each day with a sigh? Why are we born, grow old and just die? Why do we backstab, betray a true friend Why does the rain from Heaven descend? Many people are wealthy, then Why is there lack? Why is everything evil equated with Black? We say kids are our future/a glory divine Then Why Conyers Georgia and Why Columbine? Between the young and the old, a generational gap Why do we scorn and misunderstand Rap? We have love for The Lord, and frown on abortion Why does corporate America engage in extortion? Once Prayers guided schools, but now it seems it's too late Why the separation between the Church and the State? Divided we fall, and united we stand Then, Why does Great Africa exist by a strand? "The Land Of The Free", in our lore it's been told Yet, now there's few rainbows and even less pots of gold All the signs are before us, still our vision stays blurred Why believe a False Prophet instead of God's Word? The Anti Christ/Beast/and Babylon's Whore Why Osama Bin Laden and rumors of war? I'm groping in darkness for answers with no concrete reply So, I'll continue my sojourn...with the question of....Why? Why? 2002