A love letter to Black men & Boys:
(a thread)
What if I told you that you are the answer to prayers spoken by bloodied lips on forced trips In the bellies of transatlantic slave ships?That you are not a problem to be solved.But the metaphysical solution,Gilead’s balm,& the salve.
(a thread)
What if I told you that you are the answer to prayers spoken by bloodied lips on forced trips In the bellies of transatlantic slave ships?That you are not a problem to be solved.But the metaphysical solution,Gilead’s balm,& the salve.
What if I told you that you are B-E-L-O-V-E-D, Sethe’s Kith & Kin, &
The manifestation of sermons preached by Baby Suggs Holy
That you are HOLY, HOLY, HOLY
The manifestation of sermons preached by Baby Suggs Holy
That you are HOLY, HOLY, HOLY
That if the world could only see you as I do that they too would be reaching for the hems of your garment, offer you gifts of franchensense & Myrrh, and bow down in city squares to wash your feet.
What if I told you that my love for you can only be properly expressed through Sunday morning Pentecostal liturgical dance?
That when you enter rooms my whole entire soul opens up, I am moved to prostrate
In adoration and praise
That you are worthy to be praised.
That when you enter rooms my whole entire soul opens up, I am moved to prostrate
In adoration and praise
That you are worthy to be praised.
What if i told you that you are not the sum total of the white lies told about you?
That 16 trap lyric bars will never fully describe the wonder of you
That we need Curtis Mayfield’s melodically melanated syncopated black genius to fully articulate the makings of you.
That 16 trap lyric bars will never fully describe the wonder of you
That we need Curtis Mayfield’s melodically melanated syncopated black genius to fully articulate the makings of you.
That you are a critical link in the chain of people who are darker than blue
Unsullied, keepers of the realm, who will slay every dragon intent on gaming and dethroning you.
Unsullied, keepers of the realm, who will slay every dragon intent on gaming and dethroning you.
What if I told you that I SEE YOU through mean mugs and ice grills,
Through body armor, hoodies, and fitted caps?
Through all the subversive strategies you use to clap back, shape shift, or adapt.
Through body armor, hoodies, and fitted caps?
Through all the subversive strategies you use to clap back, shape shift, or adapt.
What if I told you that the ancestors have been waiting patiently for you?
That we need you like the earth needs wind & fire.
That you are earth, wind, & fire
That until we do right by you our nation will rise no higher.
That we need you like the earth needs wind & fire.
That you are earth, wind, & fire
That until we do right by you our nation will rise no higher.
What if I told you that I love you more than the artist formerly known as Prince loved purple rain, or fame?
That I would die for you
If the world between us would just let you live for me.
What if I told you all these things?
What if you believed me?
~Wizdom
That I would die for you
If the world between us would just let you live for me.
What if I told you all these things?
What if you believed me?
~Wizdom
