Home » Poems » Best » Sean Mcdonald » Best Sean Mcdonald Poems

Best Poems Written by Sean Mcdonald

Below are the all-time best Sean Mcdonald poems as chosen by PoetrySoup members

Details | Sean Mcdonald Poem

I Am An African

I am an African
Not black, not colored
Definitely not a Negro.

Do not call me out of my name for I am not what you think I am. 

Am I that black man in the streets
That doesn't know
What to do 
And where to go

Am I that drug dealer
Roaming late at night
That's looking for that cop
So that I can start a fight

Am I that parent
That was looking for that thrill
But now has to pay child support 
And can't even pay my bills

Am I that brother 
That walks all around town 
That should have his head up
But always has it down

NO I am an African.

Details | Sean Mcdonald Poem

Gil Scott-Heron's Dead

A rat done bit my sister Nell
Cause Gil Scott-Heron's dead
And now, no one can tell the tale
Cause Gil Scott-Heron's dead
And some crazed white man stole my gun
The day's pitch black cause there is no sun
And I don't know if the war's been won
Cause Gil Scott-Heron's

The revolution was televised today
Cause Gil Scott-Heron's dead
Pigs shot brothers on the instant replay
Cause Gil Scott-Heron's dead
I don't know if I'm right or wrong
Say brother! What are the words to that bottle song?
This winter in America's too damn long
Cause Gil Scott-Heron's dead

I loved good poetry until I heard 
that Gil Scott-Heron was dead
I won't know the word from Johannesburg
Since Gil Scott-Heron's dead
I won't be in that voting booth 
Because now I finally know the truth
But the only conscious words are from my Aunt Ruth 
Now that Gil Scott-Heron's dead.