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Title: PERHAPS.............................. Post by: Tyehimba on April 28, 2003, 06:15:49 AM Perhaps..........................
Perhaps those fools misunderstood the doctrines of human equality When they held us for centuries in slavery Perhaps those fools thought that their religion dictated that we must always be under the influence of colonialism Perhaps those demagogues thought that the bible gave them the license to pervert the word of the almighty and, kill, rob and plunder under the guise of being holy Perhaps they thought that civilization meant the same thing as colonialism Perhaps they think that the essence of life is money That money is equated to being holy Perhaps they think that black people are submissive And no longer explosive now that we are tamed in the name of Jesus Christ Perhaps they think that i'll forget that i'm black and stay quietly and meekly in the back Perhaps they think I will assimilate and be like European-like But no no, the hair of my daughter I will never straighten Nor will i bleach my consciouness light to be acceptable in the oppressors sight. Perhaps they think I am not prepared to fight and give my life for what I believe in................ But let them think again. Ras Tyehimba Title: Re: PERHAPS.............................. Post by: Bantu_Kelani on May 02, 2003, 03:11:38 PM Word to POWER!
Jah Bless you for your powerful words!! Kelani- Title: Re: PERHAPS.............................. Post by: Lullum on April 26, 2011, 08:42:52 AM Good job Tyehimba, the subtlety of the word perhaps is continuously contradicted by the power in the rest of the poem, nice contrast.
Title: Re: PERHAPS.............................. Post by: akilah_dances! on July 17, 2012, 06:01:41 AM You Know the weapon you Wield....Tyehimba.
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