The Cornerstones Refused.
If you listen closely, you can hear the hammers beating away in a distant land. The popping of air bubbles, listen. You can hear the potter tussling for more clay as he smoothly yet precisely molds the silhouette before him. Rough and rigid, the hands of the men who is currently mixing the cement while the subbase is being prepared. Look close enough, a couple inches over you can see the brother in the overalls laying the wooden perimeter. Close your eyes, I need you to envision this as clear as possible. You remember those hot summers you spent with your cousins at your grandmothers? Remember your adrenalin bursting as you thought about cannon balling into the luxurious cool tempered pool something would hold you back? The screen door. Iron rounded and a meshed middle. It kept you back before you could take the plunge. Keep that mental picture. Reinforced oppression. Their laws, views, and prejudice served as the rebar. Before the out pouring of cement…You, our people were positioned as the structural integrity used to upkeep the concrete.
In this great America we've seen things that shouldn’t have been, and some have even been the replaceable variable in several social and racial experiments. Imagine being a part of a building project and upon completion you were told your services were no longer needed. After you invested a substantial amount of your time, strength and skill set. The tears pushed by challenging work and humiliation could easily be seen miles away. Compassionate hearts bleed at the thought of such betrayal. It's enough to send the sanest person a bit insane. The four pillars that supported the casting towards the building is the black men and women of the United States.
Undocumented and unscripted, they silenced the roles of our people in the conducting and construction of these four walls we all call home. There was the 13th, 14th and 15th amendment which all were shhhhh plans. Ms. Hill stated it best.
“Legal actors
Babylon's benefactors
Masquerading as the agency for the clients
Hypocritical giants
Morally non-compliant
Orally armed to do bodily harm
Polluted, recruited and suited judicial charm
And the defense isn't making any sense
Faking the confidence of escaping the consequence
That a defendant is depending on the system
Totally void of judgment purposely made to twist em'
Emotional victim blackmailed by the henchmen
Framed by intentions
Inventions whereby they lynch men
Enter the false witness slandering the accused
Planting the seed openly showing he's being used
To discredit, edit, headed for the alleged
Smearing the individual fearing the unsuspected.”
Damnit! Lives were lost. Black bodies were beaten, and blood had shed for rights like this. Rights owed. Our voices should be heard. We should have a part in the say. Mr. Lyndon B. Johnson, though the mesh well up, thank you for poking the hole needed for our people to push and break through. We shouldn’t be silenced. You don’t work hard to have someone else spending your money, do you? We should always enjoy the fruit of our labor and having a say so is the fruit well deserved.
In hopes of moving forward, lets all prepare and get our hands ready to work towards to a freer and accepting society. It starts with us. Prepare to speak. Prepare to stand. Prepare to defy the odds. We’re aiming for a better tomorrow. We have gotten far in retrospect but further would do. What kind of world and law order do you want your kids growing up to?