Black Poetry : What Is Your Legacy?

[baller]

What Is You Legacy?​

Please, excuse me…for my interruption
And, if I might beg your pardon​

Who are you?​

~ My name is… ~

No…no.
I’m sorry for the misunderstanding
And…for being so demanding
But I don’t need your name
Unless it be the same as the question pertains​

I mean​

Who are you​

~ I’m trying to tell you ~

Was that showy display
Meant to explain who you are
Have you…thus far
Answered my inquiry
Into all the things you’ve aspired to be​

Is it your claim
That your name
Is the totality of you​

~ That’s not what I’m trying to do ~

Then, who are you​

~ Does answering the question gain me a reward? ~

Only an accord
That explains life
In the affirmative
…Of the love you give​

As in…​

I give all of me…in support of me​

~ I see ~​

Do you…really?​

Is your support of you
At the detriment of others
Do you cherish a brutha
In the sacred realm of you​

~ I do…but who are you ~

I am the root
…The large trunk
Of MY FAMILY tree​

I HAVE THREE limbs
That have branched off from me​

As they grew
And branched
They took chances
Discovered successful romances​

(I look for better days to come their way)​

Now…again…I ask​

Who are you?​

The inner-most-TRUTH…of you
That you can’t hide…from you​

What makes you TICK​

What is it that
MOVES you to tears
Or…motivates your fears​

What is…
The down-deep-and-dirty…of you
That no one knows…but you​

That tender glow
That spells
“SPECIAL”
To all those close to you​

What would you like your children to know
Besides “I bequeath thee…pockets of gold
AND ALL the worldly possessions I HOLD”​

Is there a lesson
To be gained
With the sharing of
SOMETHING
Other than your family name​

I mean…​

Is it the
“Peaches and cream”
That make up the
“Fortune and fame” thing
That is your dream​

Or, is that too lame?​

What will they say about you…after
“Ashes to ashes
And, dust to dust”
Y
O
U​

R
E
T
U
R
N​

Are you concerned
‘Bout the legacy of
“Right or wrong”
You leave the weak and the strong
As you journey along the
“Here & Now”
Into the land of your making
Having forsaken
All those you leave behind​

Is it the
“Wise and kind” things you say
That will bless your day
With eternal rewards
Will the Lord recognize you
As one of His​

Are you my Father’s son
Or…Your father’s child​

Is he the one who fathered the lie
…That brought tears to a dying man’s eye​

~ Who are you ~​

What would you do
If tomorrow was your last day
(Of sorrow)
To do and say
All the things you want to say
(And do)​

What would you say
To the people whose lives you’ve touched
Would you tell them how much
You’ve appreciated them…over the years
And how THANKFUL you are…to God
For the life you’ve lived
And all the love you have…to give​

Is that what you would do?​

In between
“Here I am…”
And
“There I go”
That sums up your life
For others to know
“Who you are”
And
“What you’ve done”
Whether friend or foe
Father…or, Son
Here…in this space
You are defined by the
“Activities and beliefs”
Inside the lines
Between “Date of birth”
And “Home-going time”​

As we peer from the future
Back to the past
And all the questions
One would ask
Of
“What would you have done, differently”
After seeing all the things you’ve come to see​

What is your legacy?​

Who are you?​

 

[$$RICH$$]

wow!!
this piece made me really sit back and think over my life time up to my upcoming last day

you dip deep in my mental with this one ...

 

[4EVERLUV]

My...My....Baller,
What a lovely and wonderful write.
I too found myself reflecting over my
entire life as I read it. You touched and turned
every stone in this piece in that beautiful Baller
way as always.
Much ENJOYED!!!!!



Much Luv

 

[baller]

$$RICH$$/4EVERLUV...

...at times, we must all reflect on our contributions, even to a hostile society...and, especially, to those whose lives we touch...in determining our worth as human beings. DID WE LEAVE AN IMPRESSION? DID WE HELP SOMEONE IN NEED? DID WE HELP TO GUIDE SOMEONE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION? life is meant to be enjoyed. but, in the process, we must teach/direct those coming after us.

THANKS for reading.

 

[DymePlaya2g]

Baller- Yo I'm such a softee now...this moved a man to watery eyes cuz if i would have read this 2 months ago, i wouldn't have had an answer. After a failed suicide attempt i realize im human and recognize my contributions. I LOVED THIS!

LOVE&RESPECT,
DP2G