Slam

Being Black

Here's another one for you guys. This one is in celebration of Black History Month UK, which falls in October. It's about about the pressures we have to face as adolescents and how we need each other and to use our strengths to overcome it.

I'm not sure if I'm going to do another for Black History Month USA, so let me know in the comments if you want one.

I'm trying hard not to get off track

But I need to get this off my back

So I can breathe a little

And maybe once it's done

I will see a little clearer

And my view won't be obstructed by

The walls being constructed in my

Brain

But first I need to address the pain

That we all feel deep inside

How we struggle and sometimes

Feel the need to hide

Behind the cloak of calm in which we reside.

There was once a time when our blackness was our demise

When our blackness was their excuse for us

To abide by their laws

When our black skin

Turned into our black future

One filled with sadness and oppression

One where the depression of our lives would consume us

So when they came along

And wiped away the grime

We realised the future was our

Prime time to be who we wanted to be

When we could see who we want

And sit in a chair that will be

Ours.

So explain to me why

You let yourself be defined by

A seemingly higher society

We live in a time where we rule our own lives

Where we can strive for success

And yet you let the obstacles stop you

We will not let them oppress

There is no recess

Where you can take a breath and breathe for a little

All you can do is work a little harder

Because as much as they can try not to

They still oppress

And depress us to a point of no return

There is no taking turns in

Ruling your life

You don't want to survive

You want to live

So tell me

Why is there black on black crime

When now really isn't the time to be fighting?

Let me not digress from the situation and let me give you a revelation

Today

Is our day

This month

Is our month

So don't let anyone take it away from you.

Most definitely not yourself

Happy Black History Month everyone.