America

I- Too- Sing America
I Am The Last Breath of Life In Langston Hughes
I Am That Darker Colored Covered Brother- I Am The Bank Of Hues
I Am The Warrior Standing On The Other Side Of The Stance You Choose
America- America Don't You Wonder Why I Am Bitter-
You Trapped Me In this Pit of Anger
Silenced My Voice then Handcuffed
Now I'm Forced To Fight Myself To Freedom-
I Am The Fannie Lou Hamer In The Midst Of Danger
You see, They Tried to Tell Me This Is The Land of Chance,
But I Question.. Chance For Whom?
Last Time I Checked The Letters U. S. Still Delivered A Message To US-
But I Lie Here Left Out Like The Absence To Truth..
Well Maybe They Meant "Us" Just As In U
But I Too Sing America..
And I Wonder When America Will Allow Me To Dream-
Because I Wake Up To A Reality Of Nightmares Where Everything That Is Seen in The Scenes are Exactly What They Seem- Still I Dream
In A World Where The Unarmed Truth Reveals That Race Matters I Become Cornel West
I Am The Last Beat That Rang From The King Dr. Martin's Chest-
And Yes- I Too Sing America
But It's Like Nobody Feels Me- Nobody Feels Me As I Vibrate Through Veins,
I'm a Nomad On My Way To No Where, So I just Migrate Through Pain..
One Death- Two Deaths- Three Deaths- Four
My Best Friend Got Popped With No Probable Cause
Now You Tell Me Where The Fuck Was The Law!
Where's A Preacher When You Need im'- And What Do They Know Of The Lord?
Can You Tell Him To Tell Him That I'm Still Hoping...
Hoping That That One Day That I Prayed So Fuckin Hard For On Those Summer Sundays Will Some Day Arrive..
Like The Sun'll Shine Down And Keep This Warm Heart Alive,
And I - I Too Sing America
You- You Too Sing America
Don't Ever Let Nobody Scare You Into Thinking That You Cannot Dream,
This Is America- The Home Of The Brave and The Land Of the Free
Don't Ever Let Somebody Strip You of You- You Are The Roots In The Sea
You Are The Soul Of The Sun
You Are The Truth That We Breathe..
When All You Ever Had to Do Was Believe
Beneath Every Burden Lies An Unbroken Being
But Do You Believe?.. You Are - The American Dream
You Are Exactly What They Say You Aren't And More, The Lord is Law
Let His Words Reign Over Your Sunlit Spirit
Let It Spill, Let It Pour Like The Heart Of These Lyrics
I Too Sing America, I Too Sing America, I Too Sing America
Let It Shatter, Let It Storm, Let It Seep, Let It Move
When Opportunity Doesn't Knock, What Will You Do?
Will You Cry? Will You Crumble
Or Will You Climb? Will You Rumble..
Will You Fight Until What Isn't Yours Is Yours..
Until You Can Afford To Soar
You Too Sing America

-Kofi B. Genfi