911

9 - one -1
ain’t no joke
      the twins up the street jus        
got smoked

terrorism
has now hit home
america
welcome to the
terrordome

a fly-by
in a high rent neighborhood
feelin’ inner city terror
somthin’ many never understood

who has
the resources
 the capacity
the audacity
to attack?
a trained CIA op!
shovin’ a plunger handle
up capitalism
like a nypd cop
 too many  didn’t know
on september 11, 2001
they were about to die!
many of us are left
wondering
why?

Duality

as I wipe tears from my eyes
I begin to hear whispers, am I a patriot?
am I loyal to america?
must I pass anotha test!
it’s the duality of the skin I’m in
a black man was the first to die for
independence?
every conflict, every war
I fought!
for my liberty
I was always willing to die!
but, no one ever cried
no tears ever fell
no open arms or a pat on the back
waitin’ for me
when I returned home
jus’ lynchings
beatings
segregation
castration
second class status
self-worth deflated
lucky to be ignored
most of the time jus’ plain hated!
But
I still pledged allegiance to the flag
I fight for
liberty
freedom
loyalty
unity
but, when victory is won
once again will I be the one
america turns on?
continue to deny me
its native son
the flag
with its stars and bars
what does it represent?
stars from being beat by an officer’s club?
bars of a jail cell?

land of the free
 home of the brave
and
justice for all!?