Being Black Does Not Allow You

Being black does not allow you to

Envy another person whether Black

Indian, Asian or White trying to get by.

No! Being black does not allow you to

Give less than your best thinking you deserve the best just

Because you are black you should rise above
Loathing in self pity and hatred towards
Another brother or sister trying to
Climb their own ladder of success through
Knowledge, hard work and love.

Doing the best you can regardless of others
Opinions of where you should be because of your
Ebony skin, broad nose, kinked hair,
Strong bones, dark aspiring eyes. Being black

Never allows you to use black as an excuse to
Offend your neighbor, throw out the golden rule,
Tamper with the color of your skin?

Ancestors did so much more than die a martyr's death
Lying amidst other lives ill spent awaiting judgement
Longing for generations to come to choose a better way
Only to hear the Earth cry out at the sheding of 'black by black' blood?
When will we wise up and realize that being black does not allow

You to grovel for self acceptance when in truth you have not accepted
Our proud heritage of ebony goodness, strength, significance, honor
Unity, peace, kindness, tolerance, perseverance, nobility....

~Live Life, Love God, One Encounter at a Time~

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