"I AM"

CATEGORY

I AM the voice of erstwhile nations

Mali

Ghana

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Songhai

 I AM the river of all their sorrows

because their well has now gone dry

I AM

Africa

I AM Wisdom

The one who gave the world its seed

I AM the slave who broke his chains...

...behind their backs I learned to read

I AM the sound of children weeping

without guidance

Hope

or

Love

I AM their Keeper, I AM compassion

I AM their strength sent from above

I AM the echo of Black men’s protests

I AM Dark Hued, Caramel, and Tan

I AM a scholar and not inferior...

...I AM more than "three fifths" a man!

I AM the Sun, the Moon the Galaxy

I AM the Dawn that brings the Light

I AM the eagle in all its glory

I AM the thought that takes to flight

I AM Maya, Brooks, and Sanchez

I AM the spark that lights the fuse

I AM the Dream that's reached fruition

I AM Woodson, Shabazz, and Hughes

I AM words that are not yet spoken

I AM all of the writers who go unheard

I AM their Spirit, I AM fulfillment...

..I AM..

A mixture of conscious stirred