Those

Bold, daring, eccentric, taking no crap
Those I'm rooted in and those who will come soon after
Different, unique, unexplainable, hated, possibly because of that differentiation
Nothing new, the noose, her bus, his girl
Never did it deter them, those I'm rooted in and those who will come soon after
Am I ashamed or embarrassed when concerning those?
Why should I be for those milestones, those pioneers are why I'm here;
Why I'm me
My base, history, foothold in this world
I am unconditionally grateful
Proud to gloat and that arrogance is rightfully so because Those I'm talking about swear their blood and tears into this soil
Governor this is my petition that we need to advocate for our Those
Aptly spoken the confidence should be in those not them, that, or us
We've seen them and their attempts to oppress those but like a city whose walls cannot be broken, those same those stayed standing.
Those I am proud to say I'm rooted in.


I wrote this because I was inspired after completing my book 40 Million Dollar Slave
"SAY IT LOUD, I'M BLACK AND I'M PROUD"