WHY IS THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY AT LARGE SO DETERMINED THAT ANY ONE BUT THEM AS AN

There are many reasons:

Fear, Ignorance, Incompetence, Laziness

It's easier to be led than to lead

I THINK WE AS BLACK PEOPLE ARE USING OUR OWN STRONG VOICE. NOW THEIR ARE SOME WHO CHOOSE NOT TO, BUT THOSE GROUPS ARE IN EVERY RACE. WE BLACK PEOPLE ARE USING OUR OWN VOICES MORE THAN WE EVER HAVE. LETS UPLIFT EACH OTHER AND STRENGHTHEN EACH OTHER. RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW

Mom, here it is;

FREEDOM OR FREE
By Sister Siebra Muhammad

Freedom or free are ideas to consider
Both has its might and splendor
One you have and one you are
Yet the one you are is the greatest by far

Freedom or free which do I prefer to have or be
To have freedom is an illusion it can be taken away is the conclusion
No matter how small or large there is a potential to be trapped
For under freedom it has limitations as a dome is something capped

Look around there is no end to space
To be free is equal to the line above in this case
I am free are the words written all over my face
How say ye on having freedom or being free
The choice is clear you only have to look to see

To be is to have is divine
Except to have can turn to have not in no matter of time
Do not be mistaken when you have it can very well be taken
Many slaves that received freedom felt they were forsaken

Some tried to go back to their taskmaster
Knowing that hell did not stop their feet from running faster
Why you may sigh on ~ yet what did they have to rely on?
Familiarity brought about complacency that led to contempt
Imagining how having freedom could be followed by thoughts of resentment

You might be thinking that was way back when
There is no difference between today and then
Oh but on the contrary not necessarily
Today if you choose to have freedom instead of being free
Rest assure you will not doubt repeat the former slaves history

Presently there is a cost to be free it is a high price to pay
Paid by plenty of sacrifices most opt to turn away
Could this reaction be due to the large expenditure?
Making it easier to go against ones nature

Before I conclude do not let me elude
To reiterate the power in being free
Is to be and that is everlasting indeed
And to be is forever multiplied by infinity

Freedom or free one you have and one you be
This decision excludes the Almighty
The decision is at hand for all of humanity
Would you rather have or would you rather be?

A hint to you from me the power lies in being free!

Siebra:

Wow!! This is some breathtaking poetry!!!!

Did you write this for the occasion or is it something you had previously written?

Either way, it is awesome.

You have so much poetry inside you--I wonder if you ever considered publication or sending some of your poems to magazines? You should--you have a gift!!!


You seem to have quite a vast collection

I wrote that one over a month ago. Mom has been asking me for months to publish a book of poems, but I'm not quite ready yet. I'm still working on improving myself (LOL).

Also, I have been in the process of writing a tell all book about my life on BIA...if anyone has any titles in mind let me know!!!

Jecoliah if you had said that to me just three days ago I would have been in total disagreement with you...

actually I was just thinking about making a blog asking are we as people of color more at risk of loosing a lot of our hard earned ( overmany centuriies') equal rights after getting a Black present than before our having one?!?

THANK YOU J.J. SO MUCH FOR THAT HONEST, OPENED AND MUCH NEEDED TRUTH. (S-M-I-L-E)

I am going to right now ask my lovely daughter if she will put her wonderful FREEDOM TO BE FREE poem on this blog of mines....

I do believe this poem is perfect for this post...when my son returns back to Fl. I will ask him to put a peom on this post also.

It would be so nice if MIISRAEL WOULD say some of her unity words. (smile)

RIGHT NOW I AM FEELING VERY SPIRITUAL AND VERY HOPEFUL FOR A BETTER TOMORROW OR WHEN THE SUN COMES UP IN A FEW HOURS. (SMILE)

GOOD NIGHT ALL...

Thank you so very much my child. What a way to start one's day with words like those...

The title of this poem of yours would be an awsome title...or you could use my UCDgraduation class motto..."IAM, BECAUSE WE ARE" this means there is no limit to what "we are and can be...(smile)

(at ucd we have all ethnic groups with a separate graduation progrma as it is to show pride and so much more that only that culture can understand...