Black Poetry : Brothers In Flight...(annual repost cause ain't nothing changed)

Heartbeat

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Young brothers ballin’
Dunkin’, shootin’, scorin’
High priced coaches in their Armani best
Oversized corporate logos pinned to their chest
Best teams in the land
In search of Final Four glory
But behind the hoop and hype
Is a totally different story

A story of black gladiators
Performing incredible round-ball feats
More blacks on the court
Than in the arena seats

Sponsors, media, and of course, the schools
Anyone making money
All white
Everyone except the brothers in flight

College Basketball
In a sorry, sorry state
All you need do
Is check the graduation rate

Exploitation
Manipulation
Despite a bunch of rhetoric
No one gives a ****
About education

NBA training ground
Where brothers think they will play
White players sit the bench and cheer
But they’re the ones who graduate
While boosting the team GPA

Brothers for hire
Jumping higher and higher
Campus heroes
Living large through boosters and other sources
Just trying to stay eligible
Curriculum of mostly remedial courses

Millions of dollars generated from the game
Brothers in flight
The trade off is a shame
“Student Athlete”
Give me a break
Brothers being used
For the millions others make

Financially it’s unfair
Morally it’s not right
Being used and abused
Young black men
My brothers in flight

BE

© Bruce H. Edwards, 2000
 
Heartbeat,

This poem (as all poems should to some degree) has given me a great insight as to what goes on in the NBA. In my joy of the game of basketball, I must admit I am very naive about what goes on in the background. I only cheer when I hear about those million dollar contracts that are signed. Personally, I feel that they rate every dime they squeeze out of the owners.

Anyway, thanks for enlightening me further thru the lines of your poetry.

Ya sista in poetry...Joyce
 

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