2020
Dream A Little Dream of Me
Dream a little dream of me
A land of hope and positivity
Praying for that untouched milk and honey
It’s funny
How might we define a place and time
That yet are nonexistent
Frustrated greatly at the sole existence
Of a system that praises fair skin, and black and brown submissives
Is it
Improbable or even impossible
That I may hope for the intangible
To hope that my skin would not in the white gaze define my character
To hope that race would not be a factor in your consideration of me hereafter
Label me a fool to dream of a world that’s so far out of reach
But when you raise and teach
That praise and speech
Fall on and are valued only as part of a majority
You instill in a society that those of least worth belong to a minority
Justice for all simply doesn’t apply to me
So blatant and banal these days, even the blind can see
The school to prison pipeline, a form of modern slavery
The cuffs at my wrist, your knee on my neck appear chains to me
Removed mostly from the physical
The limitations so much stronger when mental
Instilled in my history
The theory that
“White is right”
A falsehood that to this day creates divisions
Sharply cuts, an incision
The ideas of dark-skinned and light-skinned
Seeds implanted by white men
The pin that when pulled expands
A crevasse in our once unified stand
All black is beautiful
Oh how truthful
It would be
Without the separation of category
For what purpose must there be a line
When truly one of a kind we are
What use is distinction of the human race
Come face to face
With the underlying truth of the matter
I’m shattered
That you still label me as subhuman
And in your amusement
Forget that there is more than race, true history in our ethnicities
Homo sapiens, I hope you would agree these
Terms do not justify
The way you tear and vilify
In the truest sense
The issue is dense
Wrapped tightly in your story
For to the records go those with glory
The history of winners, of victory
Is there no justice for me?
I pray for days where I may raise a child who knows not discrimination
Who knows not “Liberty and justice for all” to be a lie in this nation
Simmered in a pot, black as it calls the kettle, true
Oh better world I dream a little dream of you
Deaf Ears
When I speak, and you don’t hear my voice
I’m left with no choice but to live by sword
You are not of your word
You feed lies
Try as I might to escape, imprinted and ingrained from the very beginning you’ve designed my fate
This endless cycle of hate, please tell me the date at which my people will find resolution
Resolution to overcome and overthrow the mighty and terrible tyranny we face
Oh the evil so deeply rooted in this place with their privilege they can’t seem to face
We must sever these ties at their depths
Out of respect for mothers, brothers, sisters, families who wept for the loss of one
For the loss of some
These crimes add up to a terrible sum
The deed so dark it blocks the sun
How now can we not stand injustice and face it as one?
You claim to be allies but when my brothers die, it is I who cries out
Falling on deaf ears
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How is it that in so short a time
Your heart and mine
Intertwine
A network of tunnels
It funnels
And boils down to your energy
The way your smile seeps into me
Radiance
To outshine the stars
A feat you’ve reached ten thousand fold
And truth be told
I’m stuck
Stuck in valleys of chocolate brown
That seem to surround the depth of your pupils
Stuck in the pull of your lips
That with every kiss take me in
The sweet sin
So right it should be wrong
Your gentle song
Leaves me in a trance
You enchant me
Your head on my chest as we sleep
Breathe
As I drink deep
Of your essence
You’re value rooted in a sense of presence
Every moment with you a gift like Christmas presents
The thrill of your touch
Even now I clutch
And hold tight to these feelings
Mystical dealings
In the way I’m under your spell
A charm
Cast not to do harm
How deep it goes, only time will tell
Power
Placed on a scale
The weight of ones body rests
In society your skin color attests
To the ability of those like you
Their descriptions cruel and spiteful
Animate their pretenses and judgment
And it seems so black, brown and white
They’re hellbent
On letting you know that you are not enough
Pious
Their bias spreads
Let not my words define me
As you dictate that my skin does so already
Expected to be less than
On both ends
Never smart enough
Simply dumber than
No use in comparison
No the world isn’t kind to them
They fight tooth and claw
To see now what others saw
Just barely reaching the pinnacle
The privileged on their pedestal
Push back and throw down
The higher we climb
They challenge your mind
The path once clear turns to maze
The tricks and cards up their sleeves
Oh and it don’t ease
Only in confusion it leaves you
Through blood sweat and tears you pull through
Tear down what is built up with your own hands
Groundbreaking, you aim for new land
The chance to leave a mark and be known
Setting up the cornerstone
For those who would follow in your footsteps
Those ready for the hardship and the trek
The effort it takes
Already raised the stakes
Push through and take your place
It takes one name to start a legacy
Yours or mine, inevitably
It’ll all go down in history