B.L.A.C.K. (In Lieu of Black History Month)

 

“B.L.A.C.K.”

Rich like an onyx stone

Strong like the shaft of a bone

Deep like the Congo River

Vulnerable like a winter night’s shiver

I AM B.rilliant L.ight A.scending to C.onscious K.inetics

Kings and queens of days past

A history forbade to last

Reigning power beyond measure

Original trader of all treasure

I AM B.lessed L.ife A.cquiescing to C.ounterfeit K.ings

Stripped of all regality

Forced to new reality

My brother chained and bound me

And troubled me across the sea

I AM B.ound L.ivelihood A.ssimilating C.onfused K.inship

Conventional family torn apart

Feels like a stake driven through my heart

I picked his cotton and tended his field

To every command I must yield

I AM B.ought L.ivestock A.cting as C.hained K.attle

The day shall come when all is revealed

The true resilience of a people no longer concealed

When self sees Self, consciousness raises

Hands lifted to God, due all praises

The remembrance of power unparalleled

Reclaiming the throne I once held

The beauty is me I’m now aware

Acquiesce no more to a stare

I AM B.eautiful L.ord A.cquiring C.oncealed K.nowledge

I AM BLACK!!!