The Sermon

by Trina Williams-Emigh



Today
I want to talk about denial.
I..I said, Today
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT DENIAL   (WELL)
Brothas and Sistas, today, I'm gonna talk to you, about yo, denial  (NO RESPONSE)
Yeah....Yeah you heard me correctly, I said, yo denial  (NO RESPONSE)
BROTHASSSSSSS   AND  SSSSSSISTAS
YOU!!!
are in
DENIAL!!! (NO RESPONSE)
Denial of WHO ya are     (UHMMMM)
Denial of WHERE ya are   (UHMMMM)
Denial of WHERE ya going (OH YEAH)
Denial of the DIVISION amongst ya, being caused by ya  (NO RESPONSE)
Denial of FINANCIAL DIVISION
Denial of INTELLECTUAL DIVISION
Denial of PIGMENTATION DIVISION    (AMEN)
Denial that substance and alcohol abuse, is yo cause    (WELL)
Denial of yo existence as it is    (UHMMMM)
Denial of the STRUGGLE
Denial of the DREAM
Denial of the opportunities available to you, that didn't even exist
     twenty, thirty, forty years ago
Denial that your living off the SACRIFICES, of others   (AMEN)
Denial that yo condition is now yo fault     (NO RESPONSE)
Denial of being the white man's PUPPET and yo own ENEMY     (NO RESPONSE)
Denial of letting the white man inject ya,   neglect ya,    deflect ya,
     and reject ya  (AMEN)
INJECTED,......with his poison (OH YEAH)
NEGLECTED,......by his choosing     (UHMMM)
DEFLECTED,......from the dream (WELL)
REJECTED,.....because.....of yo color     (AMEN)
WAKE UP!!!     (AMEN)
WAKE UP!!!     (AMEN)
Wake up   (AMEN! AMEN! AMEN!)


The Sermon by Trina Williams-Emigh

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