7300
“Owning your own kind“
It’s been evident
my brothers,
my sisters,
we have owned our own kind during
the slavery days to even today.
We have committed black on black
crimes from way back when so
when we state that the white man is
to blame we must also look our own way.
We made profit from owning our own
kind.
Black men
black women and children
like you and I.
Whipping, beating, mistreatment just as
the other slave masters, how can you not
find this news disheartening, degrading,
disgusting & disappointing!
My brothers,
my sisters,
we are part of the injustice of America’s history.
Fellow countrymen helped the Spaniards, and
many other countries in Europe enslave the African.
For weapons, wealth, and other selfish reasons we
have sold out our own people.
Now we look on the situation in today’s society.
The Drug dealers, Pimps, Black Republicans,
Black belligerent coworkers, and many others who have
been the reason for many of our fallen black leaders,
fallen black people.
We have victimized our own people
we have owned our own people
we have killed our own people
throughout the pages of time.
My brothers,
my sisters,
it’s been evident
that we have owned our own kind
during the slavery days to even today.
We have committed black on black
crimes from way back when.
So when we state that the white man is to blame we must also look our own way.
We must look at our own in the face,
we must realize that not all of us are on the
same side regardless if we are the same race.
My brothers,
my sisters,
We must look the other way instead of looking towards the white man at some of the tragedies that throughout history have taken place.
Naz’e 4/23/2000
Inspired by: Ada Trimino
