I TOO AM AMERICAN
MY ARROW SLICES THROUGH WIND
BUT THE WHITE-MAN’S BULLET SLICES THROUGH THE CLOTHES ON MY BACK
BETRAYED BY THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT JUST ARRIVED
FORCED OFF OF MY LAND FOR PALE FACES TO BUILD TRCKS OF STEEL
BUFFALO MASSACRED AND WASTED FOR THE WHITE MEN TO MAKE THEIR MONEY AND GIVE MY PEOPLE NOTHING IN RETURN
STARVED… NO FOOD REMAINS. THE BUFFALO RE GONE AND THE CROPS HAVE WITHERED
ROBBED… MY HOMELAND RIPPED FROM BENEATH MY FEET
TIME FAST FORWARDS BUT NOTHING CHANGES
THICK BLOOD TRICKLES DOWN MY LEGS AND MIXES WITH THE DIRT BENEATH MY FEET AS I WALK IN SHACKLES
THE STING AND BURN OF A CRACKING WHIP AT MY BACK
MY CLOTHES ARE WORN AND RAGGED.
MY SISTER’S UNBORN CHILD WEEPS AS SHE DOES WHILE THE MASTER RAPES HER THOUGH HIS MISTRESS IS SITTING RIGHT UPSTAIRS
MY HUSBAND STANDS ON THE AUCTION BLOCK, SEEN AS NO MORE THAN BLACK SKIN AND MUSCLE: THE PERFECT FIELD NIGGER
TIME FAST FORWARDS BUT NOTHING CHANGES
THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR BURNED TO ASH. SET AFLAME BY CRAZED MEN IN WHITE SHEETS
CHILDREN HANGING FROM TREES AS FIRES BLAZED AND CRACKLED BENEATH THEM
EMANCIPATED…FREE YET I DO NOT SHARE THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE FIVE SHADES LIGHTER THAN ME
FORCED TO TURN WY FROM A HNOT MEAL BECAUSE MY SKIN IS THE COLOR OF HONEY
NO CHOICE BUT TO SIT IN THE BACK OF THE BUS IF I REFUSDE I’LL BE ARRESTED
GOOD ENOUGH TO BE THE HELP AND COOK HER MELS BUT CANT SIT AT THE SME TABLE TO ENJOY THE MEL I SLAVED OVER
ONLY ABLE TO WISH MY FAMILY WS AROUND
MY MOTHER IMPRISONED AFTER FALSE ACUSATION OF THEFT BY THE FAMILY SHE SERVED
MY FATHER MURDERED…LYNCHED
MY SISTER CHASED DOWN AND BEATEN TO DEATH BY WHITE MEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
MY ONLY COMPANION IS THE ONE I PRAY TO
TIME FAST FROWARDS BUT NOTHING CHANGES
BORN A MUSLIM
MY BOOK ENTITLED TO HOLY QUR’AN
THOUGH I PRAY TO THE SAME GOD AS ALL OTHERS I’M SEEN AS A MURDEROUS VILLAIN
BORN IN THE SME COUNTRY BUT I’M TOLD”GO BACK TO WHERE YHOU CAME FROM” AND “JUST BECAUSE YOU WERE BORN HERE DOESN’T MAKE YOU AMERICAN”
YOU’VE NAMED ME SAVAGE, WENCH, NIGGA, CAMEL JOCKEY, THOWEL HEAD, AND TERRORIST
YET THE ONE TITLE YOU FAIL TO PLACE UPON ME IS THE ONE YOU’VE GRACED YOURSELVES WITH
I TOO AM AMERICAN!!!