That "N" Word

That feeling whenever I hear that “N” word

When it is spoken out

It feels like an Ebola laced sword

Ripping its way inwards

I am entangled by this abuse

Like a bird caught within the vines of an un-kept vineyard

Living a non-linear life opposite of Selma

I pray for Good Times like Thelma

But then again the reverend is negligent to the spiritual

But indulged in the revenue  

That “N” word banned us from equality

That “N” word arrived on American shores

With an eternal lease and leash on the African

You continue to use this term

Claimed it as yours

Redefined it with humor

But that “N” word is a mind decaying tumor

The simple tongued master couldn’t pronounce NEGRO

So it was formed as NEGGOR

 That “N” word lol

Something we have learned to love and hate

Something that stains struggle and prosperity on our face