Black Blood is bitter

Racism and everything in-between

I wear the colour of my skin

Like a thousand year curse

Of my slave ancestors

 fettered and sardined

To the plantain plantations of America.

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I wear the colour of my skin

Like a cloak of dank dolefulness

Drenched in the black blood

Of my folks wasted

By white cops.

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They say that black is bad blood

They say that black

Is a bright blight of nature.

And justice applauds them.

And fate and fortune favours them...

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This is the memory spent

On a cenotaph

That will bear another black blood.

Reviews

[22]

Contains little doses of an unfortunate Truth

[Geo Lawrence]

Indeed my friend. Thank you for reading and commenting.

[Davidgeo]

You should read up on the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian cultures.

Would it shock you to know that the fundamental roots of slavery have nothing to do with skin color?

It has always been a class thing. A wealth thing.

Black blood?

You are no less racist than the slave keepers from 1800's southern america.

It's red. It's always red.

People like you are the problem. Your entire purpose is to divide.

[Geo Lawrence]

Easy on the tone there.
There is no cause for you to feel irked by my words. However, I understand your disappointment and I do apologize. The truth can be a bitter pill to swallow sometimes.

Archaic tales of Sumerian/Akkadian cultures have nothing to do with the likeness of racism today.
The truth is that more blacks are being killed/man handled by the cops in the USA. It looks selective, I am not saying so, the facts speak for themselves.This is just the bitter truth; and this truth, kindles the ember of racism as a vice. There are many areas to address on this point but i would be going on a voyage of trying to convince you. I am sure i would fail woefully at that.
--but if you think that racism is only a class thing, then i might humbly suggest that you are myopic at best. Perhaps the sentiments brewing in you have clearly blurred your judgement.
If I have written blasphemy, or something against the standards of writerscafe, maybe you should report my account. Otherwise, accept the bitter reality that black blood is bitter to many persons. It is not just about class.

Take some lessons on civility. Your review was clearly scathing.

[22]

From stories we've heard; from events we've seen; even though I've never lived in an overtly racially diverse community such as blacks in America and Europe, I can say I understand where you're coming from. This is not a piece about slavery but one about white supremacy that undermined and still undermines the value of a black person. So thumbs up bro.
You owe no one any explanations for calling a spade a spade.

[Geo Lawrence]

Thank you my friend for stopping by, thank you for reading and many more loads of gratitude for reviewing.