Black In The Day
Dahveed
Black in the day
When
Black was
Crayola crayon
Chalkboard black
Street tar
Black Panthers
In the African jungle
Where
Black
Defines a race
A place
One face . . .
Roots to retrace -
In
White America
Black in the day
Skin, kin
Nigger, Colored,
Negro, Boy
Failing to realize
There's much more
Than
Broad nose,
Lips smooth, full,
Not too thin
When . . .
Black in the day
JFK
The KKK
White sheets
Slay
Black in the day
As
Movements changed
Thoughts
As
Dr. King,
Malcolm fought,
Rosa refused
To walk . . .
To the back;
While being
Black in the day
Before
Time changed
Black
To
African-American -
Never seen
The Mother Land
Still
African,
While
Being born
Black in the day
