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“Little African Man”
“Little African man” “Hey,
Why don’t you go back to where
you’ve come from? This land,
ain’t yours n’ shall never be,
so what’s your grand plan? “
“Jungle Bunny” I’ve heard,
Why are you so brutishly wild?
Carryin’ on with all that savagery
n’ hate, seems so little it’ll take
to get you so riled...”
A vile “Bush Monkey”
That’s what ‘THEY’ purportedly
see...Odd, given the myriad of colors
awash in this Red, White, n’ Blue SEA...
Humanity...it sounds to me so much
like a foreign concept when it’s
‘cherry picked’ from the opposite
side of that same tree...
“Little African man,
sorry, but I don’t get it,
just can’t understand
Why won’t you go back to where
you came from? “Go, Scram! “
Why? Well, It’s very simple for me
I may be Black, definitely of African
decent (as are we ALL) yet I am born
American of these United States
n’ whether anyone despises it or
not, I shall not flee... regardless
of that ceaseless disease called HATE...
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20th Jan 2019 1:41pm
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20th Jan 2019 3:29pm
Hate is originates at the head of the snake. 🐍
You've captured the madness of our time.
You've captured the madness of our time.
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20th Jan 2019 7:04pm
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20th Jan 2019 7:04pm
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20th Jan 2019 7:33pm
Hate; though received need not be returned, for it only breeds more of the same. Some may attempt to teach it, but it must be learned before practiced.
This is a class all need to cut, regardless of the instructor.
This is a class all need to cut, regardless of the instructor.
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21st Jan 2019 00:31am
Well me I “hate” that ur so wonderful... oh n yea I lie like da rug too! lol... thank you my precious heart :)
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21st Jan 2019 2:28am
PS... I forgot to mention, I thought this was well put together, language and message. Stay resilient my friend. You make us proud.
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21st Jan 2019 1:44pm
Powerful poem, Poetikmind!. Unfortunately racism is alive and well today, and may always remain an inevitable part of human nature...
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing!
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22nd Jan 2019 10:58am
I agree, except I hate hearing it’s “well” I’d rather it I’ll n dyin a quick death lol. Appreciate ur time n thoughts :)
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22nd Jan 2019 10:59am
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22nd Jan 2019 11:06am
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22nd Jan 2019 11:11am
Yea I hear you my friend, unfortunately for me
I’m Ssssooooo used to the behavior n words
it’s like just another day. Thank you for both the read n RL add deeply appreciate it :)
I’m Ssssooooo used to the behavior n words
it’s like just another day. Thank you for both the read n RL add deeply appreciate it :)
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22nd Jan 2019 3:38pm
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