Black Poetry : All I Am

tbone5769

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All I am

When you Look at me….
take a long look,
Be slow bout your browsin
take your time with this book.
A man I am, that’s all I am..is a Man.
I do what I can,
When I fall I try to stand, because
All I am ……is a Man.
everyday I battle in society’s war
tryin to get in where I fit in,
maybe get my foot in the door
I’m no different than the next man for he
is just a man as I am.
we both got the same uncle.
His name is Sam,
But I wonder who does Sam say I am,
Does Sam treat me like a man that I am, with the
same respect as the man standing next to the man standing…next to the man?
All I am is a man…..a man with a mind that contains
the thought of restitution, stemming from our persecution,
Who will receive the long awaited retribution,
Be the leader of this revolution,
Issues we have yet to solve
The door of opportunity continues to revolve
And we continue to evolve
into Man.
And I try to maintain, my focus
But I’m being devoured by the locust
is it me against them
or us against us?
We need to discuss,
Who we are, Me…All I am ..is a man,
Who has a permanent tan.
Despised by the Klan,
But I don’t know Why? Cause All I am …..is a man
I speak of my bleak reality
trying to fight a fight that I’m losin
cause my clip is on E.
So I’m goin to the gunfight
with a butter knife
fighting for my life,
But the winner is always strife.
We could win, but excuses, we continue to use
Wake up my brotha.
Stop hittin the snooze!
I heard a man say I have a dream…..from every mountain top…
let freedom ring.
I can do all things…..
read it for myself in Philippians 4:13
and if it’s said than it shall be
so it will come to past,
Either slow or fast.
No doubt will be cast
I have first hand knowledge from THE man,
that made me what I am…..and all I am
is a man

Copyright © 2000 T.L. Stevens
 

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