Black Poetry : Hope

Defiantson

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Jun 30, 2005
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Hope

Sometimes, I am scared
Not because I don't know
What tomorrow is gonna bring
But because I know our children
Look up to bull**** role models

How they belittle women
Calling them ******* and hoes
Riding in their Escalades on 24's
Bragging about the dope deal
They just made

How they flaunt
Ghettoized metaphors
Preaching the teaching
That crime pays
How sad

See, they could have
Talked about
How to uplift a Nation
Like Malcolm, Garvey, and Ghandi did
Preaching teachings of salvation

Showing our youth
That tomorrow brings bright days
And with hard work
Dedication and Discipline
They could achieve anything

But they don't!
They rather teach them
How to disgrace women
That education is worthless
And the streets are promising

Smoking their blunts
On street corners
Letting life pass them by
Blinded by
The all mighty dollar

See sometimes I am scared
Wishing that tomorrow
Our children see the light
And that education
Becomes a tool for their salvation

Let them dream
The dreams of tomorrow
So that their futures
Will be promising
No child left behind

Unlike the fairy tales
That one man tells
Selling wolf tickets
From governmental offices
Still our children fall behind

High school drop out rates
At a all time high
Cause only 70% of all students
Achieve their degree
When will the madness end

Crying endless tears
Our children are at risk
Uncle Sam is serving hits
Of political bull****
Making urban children suffer

So Mr. President
I ask you
What happened
To educating
Underprivileged children?

Do they not deserve
The all American dream
I mean, happiness
Success, and prosperity
After all they are our future

The leaders of tomorrow
Should they not
Have the tools
Accessible to them
So that their futures will shine

Giving them hopes
Dreams of success
Letting them feel
What it means
To have a decent education

Letting them know
That we the people
Do care about our children
Letting them see what tomorrow
Can bring

Their futures must be protected
So Mr. President
Help us save our children
Give them the ability
To dream their dreams



Hey all just wanted to let you all know that my cd "Openly Crying" is out on cdbaby.com/dd/defiantsun

And that my book is out on Lulu.com its called "Speaking from the Heart"

come check out my work and support a poet

also hit me up on

www.myspace.com/defiantson
www.cdbaby.com/defiantsun

thanks and stay blessed

Mannie
 

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