Ayodele Poem on Forever Young, First Funeral 2013

We have been in a 400 year war with America. In this war there shall continue to be tragedies and a few victories now and then, yes, many battles but the final victory is assured when the people are confident of themselves and engaged in positive action on the right path. There is no redemption without the shedding of blood. The blood of martyrs is a reminder to keep constant, practice eternal vigilance, ever on the alert! Nisa Ra said, “The enemy will not tell you when you are winning.”–Marvin X

First Funeral, 2013 by anzinga SourceURL:file://localhost/Users/STUNNAMAN/Desktop/Funeral%20%23%201%202013.doc Forever young never to be a grand father early in your day the work of you is done you were like the heat that never found the sun the shine resting in the diamond the tune up before the song and now you too soon gone its impossible to say goodbye to so few yesterdays hard to accept the no tomorrows are you walking with your homies still confused and dazed too few yesterdays no tomorrows eating sorrow waiting for the next one to fall trapped in the futility of it all strapped and targeted shot down by shooters who look like you love like you bleed like you die like you strapped and targeted too few yesterdays and no tomorrows brutal meter and deadly lyric spit with venom is all that’s left pictures of a young you no grand father you no tomorrow you lost in war on ghetto streets strapped targeted easier to get guns than bread plenty bullets few examples of surviving without scars everybody bleeding blood on your hands but guns are easiser than bread they outnumber compassionate alternatives they inspire the means to the unnecessary ends survive by any means live by them die by them where are the other means no grandfather you jail time no diploma living on the run change your name but not your destiny or the ticket that was in your pocket when you were born rest solider its over go sweet child and come again maybe the world will be better then go and come again maybe into a world that raises men to be grandfathers Ayodele joins Marvin X and Dr. Nathan Hare  at the Black Think Tank Book Fair, Friday, Feb 1, 3-5pm at the San Francisco Main Library. Marvin X will be in Philly, Feb. 10 for the Black Power Babies Panel, sponsored by WURL Radio.

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