So in light of the MANY MANY interesting post I have been reading and reflecting on, I thought I would share this: Colored Communities Communities of color Fight over names badges Proving there part of the whole While some woman Part of the system of color Sits in a prison cell with no Windows: nor pretty printed paintings On non-textured walls While some women Is raped in the “whole” Where she’s supposed to Find inner balance she finds Dysfunctional control Where she is the functional one Hoping for some other norm Paying back her debt to society Whilst killing any chance of Becoming something this Bureaucratic society will ever over stand. Stripped by this society to sit in concrete Jungles Communities of color Fight over names badges Proving there part of the whole While some prison guard Is commemorated for getting “Off” on a piece of Unforgotten society Pinned as the man of the [Cell] block by the wardens all seeing “EYE” -JUSTICIA AHORA- Screams from the silent voices Of soulless mothers ripped from Daughters handcuffed with restriction Over crowded dollar bills $$$ Seen by “paid” judges Maximum penalties for Minimum security Communities of color Fight over names badges Proving there part of the whole While homeless Depressed Bitter Children Visit their parents through Bullet proof windows Stainless steel seats Warm their bottoms instead Of mothers breast milk Or grannies lesson Of snakes weaving through grass Instead steel walls are Stealing memories Dead bodies are losing hearts And sinking thoughts Mother and fathers become images Of prison guards and police officer That seems to offer up no known piece of peace Communities of color Fight over names badges Proving there part of the whole Where women’s cell walls Are broken in to Slop is the punishment For stolen memories of Bedroom walls where Cornbread and milk was laid So was there soul Rape was a part of the Daily activity for some Ribbons Handcuffs Restricted S and M Warden So and So Make it easy to pull Babies from mothers Judges DA Attorneys Lawyers Lovers liars Communities of color Fight over names badges Proving there part of the whole Dead bodies Love lost Suicide Prisoner Mothers Fathers Bedroom Walls Punishment Sunday school Fellatio Decline to state Virgins I do. I do….I do…. Communities of color Fight over names badges Proving there part of the whole Rape, Ribbons, Handcuffs Protection/ Forgiveness/ Strength Flags with Blues Hearts Respect/ Passion/ Knowledge Names/ Faces/ Positions/ Women, Babies, No breast milk Parenting Classes/ First walks/ Communities of color Fight over names badges Proving there part of the whole Priest/ Deacons/ God Republican’s / Balance/ Emotion/ Deceit/ Democracy Belly warmers, Merchandise / Slave Ships/ Right to Vote Lost causes… / Reparation Innocents’ waves Communities of color Fight over names badges Proving there part of the whole Guilt drops its head Murals of intelligence Line letters sent to innocents by standers Communities of color Fight over names badges Proving there part of the whole Pounds of stupidity Sangre’ Communities of color Fight over names badges Proving there part of the whole Blood (My point there is always someone being oppressed, how can we change that? How can we really do the work? Let go our fears and REALLY build community without cutting each other down? colored communities is ABOUT HUMANS PERIOD) This was written as part of the Justice now CD Exodus Urbangiggle.Blogspot 10-25-03
Posted on: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 12:07:22 +0000
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