Black Poetry : Tragic Life... Tragic Youth

[MsBerry_98]

I watch as he sits and cries
longing for the touch of love,
of familiarity, of family.

I try to reassure him as he
wonders 'why me?' and cries
out for a life of normalcy like
his friends.
One in which his parents
and two brothers share the
ups and downs of life with him
instead of looking down on him
from an ethereal position
of helplessness.

I cry for him because one
so young has had to endure
pains I can not fathom even
in my seniority.

I fear (just as he does) that
his life is in danger...
danger of chance (another fire)
danger of violence (a bullet in the back)
danger of grief (another death).
We both ask how much more can he take?

How do I help him conquer the tragedy
of his youth... of his life?

I have to make him see that he
has not been abandoned...
that he must know there is something
powerful meant for his life.
He alone has escaped so much tragedy.
He alone is left to tell of His grace and His mercy.
He alone can be a testimony
of victory over adversity
... that He alone can turn his tragedy into triumph!

 

[Destee]

MsBerry ... this is the case way too often, for way too many
of our babies ... like you, i don't know that i'd be able to live
under the same conditions as some of them ... i don't know
what life would be like ... yess ... we've got to give them to
know that they are loved, needed, wanted, and believed in.

beautiful peace Sis ... thanks for sharing it.



Destee

 

[Kitana]

the saddest part is written in your first three lines...it is amazing to witness how much one person can bear if they know they are loved by someone..just as amazing to witness is their willingness to let their spirit die, when they are not loved and it all becomes too much...a sad fact of life for too many..

K

 

[MsBerry_98]

Thank you, ladies...

I really appreciate you taking the time to stop by and bless me with your presence. The young man I wrote this poem about is truly remarkable... he came back to school with a renewed sense of life that was unbelievable. I can't tell you how glad I am.

Much

 

[Da Street So'ja]

the quest for life
everyone dilema
with someone like you
he'll be alright
peace poet

feeling the depth
here

dssNYc
it could have been me