To Mary J. Blige Sister, you’re gone through hell a… We know from what we heard but you… Of the drama playing like a daytim… Or like a bad card being dealt dis…
Soothe me Groove me Making my nature rise Even in four-part harmony, As the music rocks me to sleep,
You see, you make me wanna write, You make wanna write words So sweet and on the other hand Words wind up so tight Until it squeeze you when you feel…
Yet we are free From slavery’s chains, And chains that bind them together What about the mental freedom you… Freedom of slave master’s whips
My eyes are still open, The mind still alert, My body’s sluggish feeling like di… But yet I am up tonight this time… There are so many dreams to dream
Can you walk a mile In my Sunday shoes? Go to places I’ve been long and w… Or some places you’ll pay your due… Can you wear my shoes
I am not pretty I am not fat, I am not tall enough, Too short, To thin,
I am thankful! God gave me another chance To live, to love To learn, to be free To believe in a God I serve,
one star so bright, shine, shine through the dark nigh… i love to see you shine so because i know how lovely you are
O Spirit within me Spirit of the poetry that’s free. Abide in me to write to the people… From my soul of what I truly came… O Spirit in my soul
To Nikki Giovanni Poetry and rhyme And reason At any season You’re the mother of words
A SOCIAL COMMENTARY BLACK IS MY SKIN TAR BABY... SAMBO
in memory of the children of South… Freedom! Lifted out of the ashes and into a… A river of joy A river of peace.
Just because you are young Doesn’t mean much to some But because you are black It means nothing! Somebody killed another child!
In Memory of Dr. Martin Luther… Silent. A voice once spoken of truth, A voice once spoken of justice A voice once raised the roof