Black is the color of my skin~
the difference
between you and me
Live life without fear my dream~
the difference
between you and me
Matter as a human being~
the difference
between you and me
~~~~~
Willing too accept change
Have love for our diversity
Indifference no longer acceptable
Together we can grow strong
Embrace ‘n respect our differences
lg/09062020
Poem by Leslé Honoré *
The lights are out at the white house
Made with enslaved hands
The lights are out at the white house
Pillar of stolen land
The lights are out at the white house
Because we have been at war
Battlefields soaked with our blood
Enemy from within our shores
The lights are out at the white house
A thousand points of oppression
Millions scream We Can’t Breathe
white supremacy the constant lesson
The lights are out at the white house
We elected a bigoted whore
While hope crumbles
The coward hid in bunker floors
The lights are out at the white house
democracy in darkness
Every time we filled it
With righteousness
It was met with rage
When it was most brilliant
When it’s legacy was change
america answered with a
Fascist clown
So the lights are out at the white house now
justice is in a perpetual sleep
fists reach toward the sky in defiance
Power is the Rhythm of the Protesters’
Marching feet
The lights are out at the white house now
Like the church isn’t pews or steeples
america isn’t the white house
It is an Uprising People
© Leslé Honoré 6/9/2020
*Note: Being from Chicago I became aquatinted with Leslé through a mutual friend (who would share Leslé‘s poetry on Facebook). I sent her a friend request explaining we had a mutual friend and was an admirer of her poetry. Leslé‘s poetry speaks for people of color, it has strength , it has pride, it has pain and it all digs deep into the heart. In time I found her to be a wonderful strong woman of color, who stands up for and serves her community as well. I admire her as a poet, now I admire as well for the beautiful human being she is. The link is to her website if you wish to read more of her poetry.
https://www.leslehonore.com/bio
Please do not reblog this without permission, she is a noted published copyrighted poet.
As always 🌎 ✌🏻 ❤️ we need it in today’s world more than ever.
Malcolm X’s – Police brutality is nothing new, it’s time for systematic change.
