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Wake Up Black Child

They raped, tortured, enslaved and brainwashed your forefathers
They them in such a way that they even hated who they were
They made them believe that only the white man's color is precious
They ended up trying by all means to be white

They started by speaking the white man's language
Used body lotions to change their color because it was too bad to be black
Now you start wondering why is it that we have black men bleaching 
You also wonder why is it that we have black men speaking English

Stop wondering and listen to me black child
The white man no longer has anything he can use against you
He is now using you against you, you against you black child
They are now busy teaching you that black represents sorrow and bad luck
That's why you see people wearing blacks clothes when mourning
That's why you see people wearing white clothes when celebrating
And you don't see anything wrong about it

Because the white man is using his literature to feed your mind with his propaganda
And the sad part is that this is killing you mentally and spiritually
How can you be free when you believe that black is bad while you are black
Be careful with what you're feeding your mind with
Because belief is the power of an African
Black child the only weapons you have are your history and mind
Be proud, be strong, read books and keep this in mind
BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL, NOW WAKE UP BLACK CHILD

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I'M Sorry

To the city of gold 
  
It brings me great pleasure 
To inform you that your application to grab hold 
Of my attention has been successful. 
Your name is self explanatory 
Your status is unquestionable 
Your record speaks for itself 
You are remarkable indeed. 

You have made the dreams of the dreamers come true 
You moreover led promising men from the rural astray 
In the hopes of hitting the jackpot 
Your beauty is of course a bonus 

However , I owe you an apology dear great white 
For being prejudice 
I believe the name is heavy 
And the expectations heavier 
You too were wronged by us 
We named you "the city of gold " 
 to make sucking you dry excusable 
We used you and are still for 
Our own personal gain 
You were beautiful now your beauty is limited 

You were free now violence and barriers surround you 
You were clean 
Now your trees bear drugs 
You were a  God fairy 
Now you're a dream crusher 
People resent you 
You were fair 
Now you only favour all those that are on the right side 
Those that have the right connections 
You used to be home 
Now you're shelter to the highest bidder 


We made you like this 
We interfered with mother nature 
We we we 
We are to blame 
We are to be prosecuted 
We  divided you 
And gave the other half capital punishment 
We demonised you 

We made ourselves God to you 
And our sin is bigger than you 
And our apology is as tiny as Satan's mercy 

From a sorry and regretful being

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The Tale of Two

A reflection of a great poet,
I've seen every time I looked at you, 
so seductive your voice hypnotised me, 
I'd always look at you and wonder, 
travelled back so that I could see if this was really me,
Remember how we met?
Over a piece of paper 
We were the only ones left 
Like innocent teens falling in love 
For the first time 
We both rushed to it
Pulled it on both sides and it stuck 
Without a choice we looked 
Straight into our eyes
Gazed like having a first kiss
I smiled, you reflected it
Like Shakespeare's first sight 
We walked on stanzas 
And jumped back to reality 
We found ourselves holding hands
Like girls catch up 
Our conversation flowed
So beautiful you were
As time went by
I found myself loving you
Unfortunately you couldn't
Believed I could try harder 
But I was at my peak
And you kept on reflecting 
The "I know you can do better"
Reaction on my way of loving 
Not knowing what to do 
I was consistent 
Appeared unserious to you
Reflection of a great poet
I've seen in your eyes 
Remember how we met?
Over a piece of paper

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Where Was God

Where was He she asked
When he forcefully got intimate with her
So sad I could feel her soul crying 
Her heart scratching and her spirit tearing
A tear droped as she continued confiding with me
I could hear that it hurt her so much by the tone of her voice 
You see I have this thing of always being trusted 
But damn that was too deep
Do I have to cry coz my heart already does?
I asked myself alone on my bed while looking at her pic
Her voice hit my subconscious and shattered my strength 
She reminded me of when I was bullied as a kid
So lonely I was 
Wait! She said she was suicidal 
So cute I couldn't imagine not knowing her
Broken as she is, she still caught me in the ''I wish I could see you'' zone
Do I love her?
If I do is this what they call at first 
Or is it because of her story 
Her so called worst experience that makes me want to hold her and whisper slowly and say
"I got you baby"
Would believe me?
Coz some niggas won't stop misrepresenting us as men
But damn her experience made love her without even knowing her
You know instead of being hurt when hearing her saying that "only if her pain could be displayed on her face she'd obviously be the ugliest of them all"
I just loved her more
I wonder what's with me
Or is it because I'm used to pain in such a way I love people who have been in a lot of it? 
I just wish she knew that sometimes we just have to go through a lot in order to reveal our stronger selves 
God was there and not every earthly doings are God's will 
I just wonder where He was

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Poetry Is

Poetry
A wonder of creativity and innovation
Jungling of words and morphemes
Expression of views and emotions

We praise n sing
We cry and sob
We hallulate and jubilate
From it solace we derived
Our emotions we express
Our inner most thoughts we express
Its power beyond limit

The mind it sharpens
Its not for the weak nor feeble minded
The future it predicts
The present it analyses
Poetry is my name

In riddles and raddless I speak
My innermost I express
Poetry is my name
Words brought together
Poetry is Devine

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Do You Remember

Remember when we were so much in love?
But couldn’t get hold of each other?
When we were so much close like…..
Like a mother with a new born baby
But God decided not to make us see each other
I sometimes thought that He didn’t want us to be close
There was a time where I’ve realised that our relationship was stronger
So much strong in such a way that,
It was more than some of those living in the same houses
That’s when I realised how love can sometimes be amazing

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A Letter To My Crush

I just wish I could have a chance to tell you this
It's your picture that caught my attention
Your voice that made me to be all over you
Your thoughts that made me want to be with you
Your being that made me want to hold you

Hold your hands, look into your eyes, explore them
Like I used to go to bed so early so that
I could be isolated from the world
And listen to your voice like Moses did 
When he thought he was lost but then Heard His Word 

Then kiss you on your forehead
To appreciate your being
And tell you that I love you

Then kiss you on your lips
To show you how much I love you
Then hold so tight with your head on my chest
Whisper in your ears and tell you these words
"YOU ARE SUCH A BLESSING"
And never let you go

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Her

Just when I thought I'd never love again
You came
A human version of perfection
Found my heart scattered
My soul lonely
And my mind restless
You put me down
Sew my heart together
Without a sewing machine
A tailor that uses her within
To make beautiful flowers
Out of broken souls
Using her love, tender care
Smile, patience and affection
To feed minds that lost
The imaginations
Of how love could be
Her love
So amazing that it chokes
Me whenever she's closer
I found myself shaking
And shivering in her arms
My soul rested as I leant
Towards and poured my soul
In her through my mouth
So fertile my soul planted
Itself in her
Everytime I see her
I see a reflection of myself
Through her I learn
How to love myself
Hurting her would damage
Her fertility and kill my soul
Hence I feed with love
For her happiness

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My First Suicidal Dream

And there I was
With the future on my palm
Success on my lips 
In such a way that I could taste it
Achievements on my wall
My mom was proudest

Then it came
Hit my immune system
And swept away my sensitivity 
Murdered my manners
And killed my sense of humour
Respect became a fairytale

As it flowed from the bottle to my tongue
I couldn't feel a thing
In such a way that Vodka became the sweetest
Liquid on my taste buds
I couldn't stop talking

It was my thing 
You know that guy who's always surrounded
Because what came out of his mouth
Made people taste success

But it was different
I had a lot in mind 
I couldn't stop 
Until it got out of hand
I could barely walk
They tried to assist, but I was stubborn
And didn't want to listen to anyone

I was drunk
They dragged me into my room
And locked me inside
Because they couldn't handle my noise
Only if they new, that all I needed was love
To be loved and appreciated by my surroundings

I couldn't handle the pressure of my thoughts
I took a marker and wrote on the wall
"I'm messed up, I needed love but all
I got was betrayals and back stabbing friends"0
Then hung myself

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Thank You

Thank you
Thank you so much 
For waking up my soul
For making me realise 
Now I know that no matter 
How broken a soul could be 
It'll always find a way of loving 
Another soul purely so
It's funny that we met once
But it felt like a decade 
Like we celebrated anniversaries 
I thought I was no longer vulnerable 
That I had time to recover 
But I did not 
Mentally i was prepared 
Physically i was confused 
And emotionally dead
Then you happened
Enlightened my soul
Ignited my feelings 
And brought happiness 
But hey
You know how love is
When it hit the right spot 
It makes you weak
And easily persuaded 
That's why we need 
Strong people to fall in with
But that's not the point 
You see the truth is I love you 
And I'm hurt by that
I tried by all means but....