Rasta Times
CHAT ROOM
Articles/Archive
RaceAndHistory
RootsWomen
Trinicenter
Interactive
Leslie Vibes
Ayanna Roots
Ras Tyehimba
TriniView.com
General Forums
Welcome,
Guest
. Please
login
or
register
.
October 08, 2024, 05:16:21 PM
1 Hour
1 Day
1 Week
1 Month
Forever
Login with username, password and session length
Search:
Advanced search
25912
Posts in
9968
Topics by
982
Members Latest Member:
-
Ferguson
Most online today:
140
(July 03, 2005, 06:25:30 PM)
Africa Speaks Reasoning Forum
ENTERTAINMENT/ ARTS/ LITERATURE
Poetry
(Moderators:
Tyehimba
,
leslie
)
PERHAPS..............................
« previous
next »
Pages:
[
1
]
Author
Topic: PERHAPS.............................. (Read 20435 times)
Tyehimba
Moderator
Posts: 1788
RastafariSpeaks
PERHAPS..............................
«
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
Logged
Bantu_Kelani
Service Member
Posts: 2063
Re: PERHAPS..............................
«
Reply #1 on:
May 02, 2003, 03:11:38 PM »
Word to POWER!
Jah Bless you for your powerful words!!
Kelani-
Logged
We should first show solidarity with each other. We are Africans. We are black. Our first priority is ourselves.
Lullum
Newbie
Posts: 11
Re: PERHAPS..............................
«
Reply #2 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.
Logged
akilah_dances!
Newbie
Posts: 23
Re: PERHAPS..............................
«
Reply #3 on:
July 17, 2012, 06:01:41 AM »
You Know the weapon you Wield....Tyehimba.
Logged
Pages:
[
1
]
« previous
next »
Jump to:
Please select a destination:
-----------------------------
GENERAL
-----------------------------
=> Announcements
=> GENERAL FORUM
=> Young Adults
=> Special Reasonings Archive
-----------------------------
WORLD HOT SPOTS
-----------------------------
=> Around the World
=> Media Watch
-----------------------------
AFRICA AND THE DIASPORA
-----------------------------
=> Our Beautiful People
-----------------------------
GENERAL
-----------------------------
=> Essays and Reasonings
-----------------------------
AFRICA AND THE DIASPORA
-----------------------------
=> Human Beginnings
-----------------------------
ENTERTAINMENT/ ARTS/ LITERATURE
-----------------------------
=> Poetry
=> Quotes
=> Books & Reviews
=> Arts & Music
-----------------------------
GENERAL
-----------------------------
=> Rastafari
-----------------------------
SCIENCE, SOCIOLOGY, RELIGION
-----------------------------
=> Science and Technology
=> Health and Livity
=> Relationships and Gender Issues
=> Spirituality
=> Mainstream Religion
-----------------------------
HELP
-----------------------------
=> Post Here for Help
-----------------------------
GENERAL
-----------------------------
=> Documentaries
-----------------------------
AFRICA AND THE DIASPORA
-----------------------------
=> Libya
=> Zimbabwe
=> General African News
=> Haiti
=> South Africa
-----------------------------
GENERAL
-----------------------------
=> Reparations
-----------------------------
AFRICA AND THE DIASPORA
-----------------------------
=> Uganda
-----------------------------
GENERAL
-----------------------------
=> Slavery
-----------------------------
INDIA AND THE DIASPORA
-----------------------------
=> Indian Perspectives
-----------------------------
AFRICA AND THE DIASPORA
-----------------------------
=> Rwanda
=> Nigeria
-----------------------------
WORLD HOT SPOTS
-----------------------------
=> Israeli–Palestinian Conflict
-----------------------------
AFRICA AND THE DIASPORA
-----------------------------
=> Ethiopia