Be

Hasten your arrival
Vanilla vandals attack
Our chocolate art forms
Insurgent action is required
Of those with eyes trained on liberation
The drums are calling
Battle is imminent
The rhythm is asking you to
Retroact your actions to
Before you found out
The difference between
Black and beautiful
When you felt beautiful
All over just cause
Nobody told you not to
Be bold
Be a revolution
Make everyday a step
In your mission
Make every part of your life
Revolve around your agenda
Be the change
Be free
Revolutionize your thoughts
Speak as though you are significant
And everybody knows it
You are a phenomenon
And ultimately you will rule the world
With your brothers
And sisters
Aunts and Uncles
Elders and cousins
Your tribe
My dear, dear people
Who better to spend liberation with
Than those who remember
Being enslaved
I wanna stop being
And just be
What do you want to be
When you grow up
Never stop dreaming
Never stop hoping
Cause you can always
Start over again
But first
You have to end

by Empress Nzingha

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