Inspired…But Tired By Colin “Steady” Rock
You know…
I wake up inspired.
Then I get tired
of hearing of how my brothers and sisters
are gettin’
fired upon.
I do my Sun Salutation to greet the mornin’
and then the news brings the blues
and I’m in mournin’ …
Again.
My meditation is filled
with visions of trepidation…
hands on the wheel,
hands behind my back,
wavin’ my hands in the air…
And yet, they be firin’ the guns
like they just don’t care.
Where is the justice?
Or is it just fear among you … of us?
The system and
the boys in Blue
scared of the Black man and his prowess…
Now This…?
You’d be scared too
if you
kept him chained
raped his woman
cut off his foot
told him he was dumb
beat him ‘til he was numb
then lived in,
wrote the laws that oppress him in,
and jailed him in …
what he built ….
Yeah, that would create serious guilt
And worry about the how
the payback is gonna come.
“I feared for my life” is the mantra
but why can’t ya
tell the truth…?
Your DNA – Do Not Admit it deceptiveness is
your justification for the lies and manipulation
Then there’s the Grand Jury and
there’s the verdict that unleashes a fury
and it can’t be decided
or
there’s justification for the attacks
despite the facts
even when it’s right there on video
no no no
You shot those Black men right in their backs
And what’s this now
with activists’ arms up
their fists
above their heads
workin’ to create a movement,
yet turnin’ up dead?
Nonetheless
the message is being spread
and it’s been time for the real act to be read.
I wake up inspired.
Then I get tired
of hearing of how my brothers and sisters
are gettin’
fired upon.
I do my Sun Salutation to greet the mornin’
and then the news brings the blues
and I’m in mournin’ …
Again.
Where is the justice?
Copyright © 2018 by Colin “Steady” Rock
Colin “Steady” Rock has been writing poetry for more than 50 years, inspired by the great Amiri Baraka and Haki Madhubuti aka Don L. Lee. He joined a four-person poetry group called The Dozens during the early 90’s and blessed the mic to snapped fingers at Brooklyn’s Blue Moon Café, Sisters Uptown Bookstore, Barnes & Noble, and other New York City venues. “I try to be consistent and steady while indulging my passions and my interactions with others. Poetry allows me to express my feelings with jazz beats going on behind my words.”