Strive

Strive

n the midst of all darkness, you persist to be better, you persist to overcome adversity. Your conviction in hope allows you to believe in the inevitablity of infinity. After everything you have achieved, after everything you have strived to obtain, no one can deter...
I want to free

I want to free

Where does it end? Where does the bloodshed of my brothers and sisters end? Freedom is non-existent in a world where our skin is not accepted We have no real rights because our race is rejected Freedom is something we but only dream Freedom is more of a value to us...
Letter to my black boy

Letter to my black boy

my dear black boy, I felt your body tense the moment the wailing of the siren rang in our ears I saw the fright appear in your eyes just as the colored lights, red, white and blue, reflected off the mirrors of your car I watched as your body panicked and sensed the...
I AM THE BLACK CHILD

I AM THE BLACK CHILD

I am special, ridicule cannot sway me I am strong, obstacles cannot stop me I hold my head high, proudly proclaiming my uniqueness I hold my pace, continuing forward through adversity. I am proud of my culture and my heritage I am confident that I can achieve my every...
Strive

And you called me COLOURED

When I was born, I was born black When i’m sad, I’m black When i’m in the sun ,am still black When i’m sick, i’m black When i’m scared ,I’m black When I catch cold, I’m still black And when I die, I die a black man.  But...
Mercy

Mercy

JUST HAVE MERCY-spoken word What is mercy? That’s what we have to ask ourselves and see If our actions measure up to that, from which we are slowly drifting Away from like the drift of the sea ,mercy, see the sea at wee hours and feel like At least it seems...