That day when legal slavery ended
A brief moment when justice seemed palpable
marked only the first chapter of caped cross burners
and rageful lynch mobs
marked only the beginning of white terror
against black dignity
Equal justice under law
That day when the sky opened
A brief glimmer when freedom seemed possible
stained only by the blood of generations oppressed
bruised only by the brutality of the state
against these people of color
Equal justice under law
That day when a people were proclaimed
A brief interlude when equality seemed attainable
marred only by marginalization and segregation
scarred only by white supremacy and white dominance
against these struggling people
Equal justice under law
Someday when a people get their due
An arcing rainbow when liberation is realizable
helped only by abandonment of white privilege
aided only by respect and compassion
for these people
Equal justice under law
Categories:
realizable, betrayal, black african american,
Form: Political Verse
Is it you?
Not me it is
I am convincing,
It is for you
Someone is watching,
And the expected Moon
Is getting closer in the afternoon!
It is the Dwarf's rejoice
To extend his hand always,
Never to catch, it is not realizable.
Categories:
realizable, adventure, allusion, angel, beauty,
Form: Free verse
__Attestation to our sweet dreams__
We can’t beef
We’re far from it
We can’t leave
We’re richer than that
We can apologize
When we’re wrong
We can publicize
When we’re strong
We’re not mad
We’re conscious of time
And so we’ll be heard
At exactly the time
We have depth in us
We dream of what is feasible
We’re wise and a brilliant source…
We’re meaningful and capable
All we have in our desires are real
And they are worth in our dreams
Medals and wordsmith meal
Are perhaps minimal in our rhythm?
We struggle in the battle
We lock horn that is realizable
Our visions abound- aren’t rattle
They are palatable and charitable.
Categories:
realizable, adventure, body, care, career,
Form: Rhyme
When our tombstones are not recognizable,
Surely our fate will become realizable.
When our minds and limbs will be dismembered,
Surely our names are no longer remembered.
When even memories cannot bring us back,
Surely our sight will turn to black.
When everything we knew, loved, and hated is gone,
Surely, our souls will have been long withdrawn.
Forgotten is the fate of us all,
A thought that none can recall
This is the truth of the end,
End of our lives, that we would so freely lend.
Categories:
realizable, death
Form: Acrostic