TIME TO GET REAL!
With tongues like ripe fruits
Hanging on the limb of truth,
Let us raise the veil of darkness
Shadowing our liberation sojourn
And realize that sympathy does not
Halt nor change the structures of injustice;
That in the imminence of history, liberation
Has always been gain through active struggle—
That only grace is given—liberation fought and won.
Once more and again, let us realize that
Freedom is knowledge of self—our story—
Chronicling ancestral history in the fighting
Struggle to transform oppression into liberation;
Thus, let us cease from battling with each other
And turn our attention towards waging
A righteous war on oppressive community acts:
Political, economic and social genocide!
Indeed, before we can attack oppressive outside forces,
We must first sanitize our communities of the internal
Parasitical activities infesting our community’s integrity
And its struggle to eradicate injustice and ensure liberation;
Let us not be like caged birds or fish jumping from their tanks.

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You've hit the nail on the head with this one Mlowe5. Excellent work. Thanks for sharing. Peace and blessings.
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Thanks, LP45. It's such an irony that WE must remind ourselves that Black-on-Black killings do not speak to or Black Lives Mattering to Ourselves. Peace and Love, mlowe
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Nice one
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hitalot187, thanks for the read and feedback. Much appreciated. Peace and Love, mlowe
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Indeed, love_supreme, let us not be like "black-hued rocks" jumping off the wind-shaking bridge into "drowning holes of the water below". Thanks. Peace and Love.
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