A Blak Alphabet

A is for "AFRICA"...the place we are from....

B is for "BLAK"...from the rays of the sun....

C is for "COLORED"...a name we was called....

D is for "DARKIE"...unacceptable to all....

E is for "EARTH"...the ground that we trod....

F is for "FAITH"... in ourselves and our GOD....

G is for "GUIDANCE"...in ALL things, we pray....

H is for "HOLY"...is God's will and HIS way....

I is for "ISOLATION"...what we feel in this land....

J is for "JUSTICE"...for every blak man....

K is for "KINGS"...and QUEENS, we were named....

L is for "LYNCHING"...AMERICA'S shame....

M is for "MAN"...who was meant to be free...

N is for "NIGGER, you never shall be!!!...."

O is for "OPPRESSION"...still in effect....

P is for the "PRIDE" I will NEVER reject....

Q is for "QUIT"...a word we don't know....

R is for "RACISM"...the status quo....

S is for "SLAVE"...bought and sold like a thing...

T is for "TOMORROW" and the JOY it will bring....

U is for "UNITE" in spirit of "ONE"....

V is for "VICTORY"...we HAVE overcome....

W is for "WISDOM"...to right every wrong....

X is for "XENOPHOBIA"...the bigot's song....

Y is for the "YOUTH" who shall reach to new heights....

Z is for "ZEST"...to continue the fight....

My rhyme has ended...I bid you goodbye....

May GOD bless You all...as I take to the sky.....

                                                  The Watcher

P.S.  Here is something that expresses some our experiences in this land...the whole ABC's of it ....Remember, blak history is not a thing of the past. it's being made by you, now...and will be made by our offspring in the future...

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03.14.2004