Black and Blue- -
I am a Son of an African American
I run
my turmoils taints the history books
yet people give me evil looks
I run
I choose
Yet I am
Black and blue, this is my physical hurt
Been given a name by my parents James
This is true yet still I'm black and blue
I live
I guess
I'm more than this
More bless than cursed
Black and blue, mentally also hurt
What am I
Who are you
Who made us
Who loves and hates me
Simultaneously
I live
I guess
I'm more than this
More bless than cursed
Black and blue, mentally also hurt
Been hurt by my non black brothers
Been denied by my mother and fathers?
Whom am I to squabble
What trues, what matters
Still hurt by my kindred and non-kin brothers
Because of my color
My emotions been riddled and torn
My faith reborn, yet in this prejudice;
I've never been physically hurt
They say Sticks and Stones may break your bones
But words will never hurt you
words will never hurt you
words will never hurt you
words will never hurt you
words will never hurt you
(only if you let, those negative words of untruth reside in your mind and soul)
words will never hurt you
words will never hurt you
words will never hurt you
words will never hurt you
you dum,you ain't gonna amount to nothing you ugly you unpretty you're fat you gonna eat that you ain't nothing, your black get back you from the tracks why you look that that what's you doing here look at them cloths you wear you poor you ain't gonna amount to nothing sit in the back you stink, you smell guess what you don't do what i preach you goin ta hell
The worst pain one can claim
is to be scared and be maimed
By the be belittling and being called out of one's holy name
Yeah! tha means you there...BOY
I am of the generations of Black and Blue
Not only casue of the scars
I'm not just talkin physical cues
This verse bout' imprisonment of the soul/mind
About being unkind
Black in blue
Words of misuse and untruths
Purposely hurting another human being
Because, just cause you kind
Places power (you think) in your head
Yes, a tooth ache hurts
Yes! so does child birth
Yes a broken arm and a bruise leg
And an ear ache
A cut finger with a knife
But what about those tough spirits and emotions those non physical threats
Bet you didn't know this
The worst pain one can claim, being African
is to be scared and be maimed
By the be belittling and being called out of one's holy name
Yeah! tha means you there...BOY
What am I
Who are you
Who made us
Who loves and hates me
Simultaneously
I live
I guess
I'm more than this
More bless than cursed
Black and blue, mentally also hurt
Been hurt by my non black brothers
Been denied by my mother and fathers?
Whom am I to squabble
What trues, what matters
Still hurt by my kindred and non-kin brothers
Because of my color
My emotions been riddled and torn
My faith reborn, yet in this prejudice;
I've never been physically hurt
They say Sticks and Stones may break your bones
But words will never hurt you
words will never hurt you
words will never hurt you
words will never hurt you
words will never hurt you
(only if you let, those negative words of untruth reside in your mind and soul)
words will never hurt you
words will never hurt you
words will never hurt you
words will never hurt you and the name calling anything but
James this name my mama and daddy and grandma gave me
Still trapped in a spiritual Slave camp
trapped yet still full of forgiveness;
Black and Blue not physical
Black and Blue only physiological, a bit spiritually also
Been in a race riot, but never been hurt beaten nor shot at...
Fallen off a ladder, fallen down staris
A pull a tug to much can cause pain on your hair
If it's to long, doesn't matter short, still hurts
Yes, I may even die on day or be alive when blood flows down the streets
Jesus decent from the skies, or I'll cry on my pillow to sleep
words will never hurt you
(only if you let, those negative words of untruth reside in your mind and soul)
words will never hurt you
Yet, why you let me choose
You see I be no longer....
Physically or Mentally nor Spiritually
BLACK AND BLUE....
12/1/19
written by James Edward Lee Sr. 2019
Written for class November 27, 2019 assignment (WIPS)
North Omaha Writers Group (NOW)
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