The Hunting Of The Black Man

Hunt me down Till I hit the ground I can hear the sound Chains wrapped around My wrists, ankles, thighs Put a board around my neck Admonish me for rest And proclaim my endurance to be the best Because of my muscles And my back But I am just as you With the care and […]

Across The Oceans We Came. On Fear Of Death.

Pain of travel No one cares About the breathing Time whips the human soul Out of its body Broken bones aren’t as weak As the shattered mind Individual Rendered Inept Aboard the oceans Across the ships Never to return home Never to return Peace and prosperity White sands become the enemy Yet white men Become […]

I Make ‘Em Look Bad

I make ‘em look bad Oh yes I do The things I write And words I speak Get their palms sweaty Knuckles weak Because I’m not dissuaded by discomfort I enjoy making you speechless And to use popular slang, butthurt But I hurt your mind more Because I know we can all do and be […]

For My People

Pushed back to the edge of the page with your white skin, green stacks America’s Raid the toxins seduce our contempt muddle our rage   Some aren’t so lucky, they get pushed off or they treat us like projects in their vials confine us to ghettos, a hole in one as they swing and miss […]