Black Poetry : What's Happening To Poetry?

Shango

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A long silence
a deep wonder
a hard puzzle
now comes and settles
on my mind.
Flowing through
the radio speakers
I hear poetry
lingering in a place
that is known
as an ill-ridden wasteland
where poetry
comes under attack
by a deadly virus
called ignorance.
Broken homes,
weak hearts,
lost minds and dying spirits
are haunted
by it's presence,
it's words
pride themselves on killing
any sign of consciousness
to ensure it's victim
remains in an encumbrance state
where
sistah souljahs
are being replaced
by Queen B's and lil kims
masturbating
on the intelligence
of the young and the restless.
Someone tell me
what's happening to poetry?
Whatever happen
to the honor of being a poet?
The sense of value
seen to had faded out
with african medallions
and flat top haircuts
into a non-existence.
People who call themselves poets
nolonger care about
what seeds they plant.
Whatever happen to the respect
for the art?
Someone please
tell me what's happening to poetry?
 

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