for a Black Capsule.Z workshop in 2022
and after Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
do your daydreams
resemble white folks'
nightmares?
black faces
with white war paint
growing old
gatekept cookouts
honest history
Mama Africa
withholding her gold
just let those dreams explode
into pieces
throw them to the stars
Elon can't control--
See?
they can't copy/paste
thee
creators
agitators
liberators
please...
this is not their piece
this peace surpasses
their understanding
it's bigger than branding
it's freedom
to be
just be
not 3/5 of The Way
dream
Iike Phyllis
and Langston
and Martin
and bell
speak for the heavens
like Malcolm
and Frederick
and Ida B. Wells
laugh like your lil cousins
throw ass like your ancestors
blast every narrative
they try to create for you
and build your own
the past, present, and future
are your home
the Truth, Love, and Justice
guard your throne
So share it,
wear it,
declare it
eternally
as your own.
© all rights reserved to Jocelyn Billheimer (2022)
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