Blackness is...
The start of Creation,
The righteousness of a nation;
The cool of your stride,
The foundation of your pride;
The condition of beginnings,
The start of life and space;
Changing losses into winnings,
Describing life and not a race.
We are all based in Blackness.
We are all dust and Spirit.
We have all been born;
We shall all surely die.
Celebrate Creation with me:
Be Black--
Give God your best today.
Be Black--
Show your neighbor love today.
Be Black--
Respect another child of God
Just because you can.
Be Black--
Squash a quarrel.
Be Black--
Hold your tongue in check.
Be Black--
Encourage and be encouraged.
Be Black--
Leave all your "isms" in the trash-pile...
But not in the recycle bin.
Be Black--
Live your life well.
Be Black.
Every color combined is Black.
Every shade appraised is Black.
Every tone revered is Black.
Be Black.
You'll never have the worry
Of not being yourself.
13 comments:
Bro Ced! Did U write the poem? WOW! Gotta Cross-blog THIS on CapCha'd in Luv! THIS IS SERIOUS! and I'm diggin' the video, too;-). if I wondered if u were my brother from another mother DIS here is CONFIRMATION!!
What you have done here is to create another one of those pieces that were I to "cut and paste" my favorite stanzas out, the entire piece would end up a part of this comment!
This resonates so loudly with me it is like someone is reciting it from the top of a mountain in my head and it is echoing throughout the valleys.
As I said b4, all of it lives in my view of the world, but the line which refers to BLACKNESS as the foundation of my pride strikes a cord that reverberates to my childhood.
On Friday, I published my 100th blog post at my spot and in the list of 100 things that make me ME that I uploaded you can find this entry:
"I grew up in all black neighborhoods in the inner city of St. Louis, Missouri and therefore, never dealt with the stupidity of racism directly until after my self-image, self-worth, and self esteem had ALL been well established."
Like you said, BLACKNESS IS THE FOUNDATION OF MY PRIDE!
FABULOUS! This ought to be posted at every front door of every Black family abode. Well done!
That was tight
Loved it, just like i love being Black!
I...wow.
I'm speechless, people!
Thanks for the love, everyone! I needed to write this piece...for ME. I didn't expect such appreciation for it! Thank you, and love yourselves. We can't love anyone else if we can't love family.
Thanks again, everyone!
Hey Ced! I thought of U & the Mrs. when I read this brother's post: Every Bride would love to hear (MY title for his post:-).
On that note i think I'll play the Revolution by Gil Scott Heron, yep I'm feeling pretty soulful after that one Bruh. Dynamic!
For Real!
Dude, when it started it reminded me of the "Phenominal Woman" type flow and then I got deeper into it and just took on a shape of it's own. I would love to hear you spit this.
I'm feeling this bruh. You put it down!
Thanks for that, Rich! To every heart that blessed me with kind words, peace and blessings to you and yours. To everyone who read the words and walked a little prouder, stood a bit taller, and spoke with a bit more authority after reading the piece, welcome to the club. I thank God for the healing power of words!
and written on my b-day too. what a gift... yours and mine. i wrote an imaginary speech once mentioning the that all colors fade into, re-emerge from, black. we are a universal constant. you're writing about the constant... tapping into the conscious constant. no better gift than that.
Happy belated born-day, Byg, and thank you!
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