Father Black African American Poems

… after Langston Hughes


You know how they do. They say that  
we run, that we fit descriptions, but justice  
ain’t blind, she just...

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Hope and revelation is within
You can see it around thou, You can feel it within thyself
The pearly gates open withn thou, Thou understands and knows...

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It’s a privilege to come before Heavens King. 
He’s enthroned on high where Angels sing.
Those gone on before us, the truth they now know. 
The...

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Storms are troubles that are a part of your life.
They pass through from nowhere, in their wake is strife..
Pain and suffering may result and sometimes...

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I hung out on six avenue and they teased me all the time.
Saying you're afraid of you mom, but I was more afraid of crime.
I...

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Father please speak to my children & grandchildren's heart.
In the fourth watch, before their day starts.
As they move about throughout their day.
Bring believer's alongside them...

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Father, because of you I feel so relaxed,
Through You today I'll chill.
Let all be well inside my heart,
Because calmness is your will.
I'll take it easy...

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King Solomon and I will fly a kite 
On this historical Good Friday, 
we seek justice for the young lady
Her father made her act as...

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I would like to share a story about the "Unforgiving Fool!"
He let his pride, saying forgiveness wasn't cool.
He even claimed to be a Christian, that...

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Whether you're in a prison,
Or a hospital bed confined.
Yours might just be a 9 to 5,
We all are still doing time.
Our conscience is our jury,
Declaring...

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I know you're sick of the cussing and fussing, idle discussion, and running from Hell's suction.

Spending all day doing nothing but stressing.

Just know, every question...

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I stood in the old church,
At the back, near the entrance,
I haven't set foot in that church over the years,
It could be over thirty years...

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I saw black ants in a big ship
After they were taken from the pits 
(The pits they dug themselves and received schnapps and mirror)
They named...

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He forgot our roots, from where those women came,
Raised by resilient black women, breaking trauma's claim.
Not a black , I stand as a black woman,...

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Let Haiti be absolutely free
Haiti is the father of Freedom and Liberty
Haiti is the first nation to forever ban or abolish slavery
And the slave trade...

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