Restoring of Kings

In Part a tribute to those who put it all on the line for civil rights...and in part a commentary where "unity" and "faith" divide we lose so much. the origianl piece was epic. In Part a tribute to those who put it all on the line f

Restoring of rainbows

Restoring our dreams

Restoring the truth

Restoring of Kings

 

Martin, Marley,Malcolm,Gandhi

helped broken spirits rise above

a nation with two faces

armed only walking in..." the dove"

 

Teach our children " ALL" history......send the truth back to school

Don't Even call that ...((( REPARATIONS ))) !

40 acres  and a mule ?

we reneged that whole "Jim-crow" mess

But not that " One-drop Rule"

 

 

"How to Kill a Mocking bird", "A Raisin in the Sun"

"Guess Who's Comin' to Dinner"????

Mumami dressed in "The Color Purple"

with that " Green Mile " yet to run

 

Emancipation Proclamation...Freeee-dom for who?

" Mandela...Selassie...and " Hurricane" knew

 

Segregation...Integration.......Separate but equal ????

Sooooo ...( gray ) ...becomes a nation

Who will do the sequel ?

 

Do we stand united....One nation under God ?

just whose backs built the railroad ?.....and tilled plantation sod ?

 

Racism in the past ?

just somehow went away ?

Rainbow Coalition

Affirmative Action by Attrition

 

Don't kill the messenger .......or so they always say

As for Martin...or Malcolm ...it didn't work that way

 

 Money buys..." protection ".....or so some would call it

Don't have much ? ....No worry

Ya get 41 shots ...just like Diallo's wallet

 

stay soakin' up that knowledge... as far as you can see

so you wont be " Bamboozled" ......like they were at Tuskegee

 

Victory with no Violence...Victims without names

Vindication by silence ?

Babylon set precedent.

Does ALL …freedom taste the same ?

 

If Faith grows in unity...then why did it sour ?

when we shuffle off to worship.....at our most-divided hour

 

Would a Christian pray with Muslims?

or a Buddhist heal a Jew ?

Can you talk "hope" with an Atheist?

Would a Rastafari trust in you ?

 

Know the distance to our purpose

bridge the gap between our goals

NOT ...knowing is the enemy

Knowing… rebuilds souls

 

Restoring of Rainbows

Restoring of Dreams

Restoring of Truth

Restoring of Kings

 

 

 

© 2008  J.hampton [email protected]

 

 

 

Author's Note

God help us ....fighting for harmony between other nations yet we cannot attain unity RIGHT HERE

Reviews

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AMAZING!!!! I love it! I am all about the politics. You did a wonderful job weaving this patch quilt of history and historic people.

Victory with no Violence...Victims without names
Vindication by silence ?
Babylon set precident.....
Does ...ALL freedom taste the same ?

Amen sister! No it doesn't taste the same, but they can season it to fool us and believe it is.

Teach our children " ALL" history......send the truth back to school
Don't Even call that ...((( REPARATIONS ))) .......40 acres and a mule !!!
we reneged that whole "Jim-crow" mess.....But not that " One-drop Rule"

One-drop will never go away...to beat into the heads of our forefathers who passed it down generations and never cleared the air. Sad, to think that our schools don't teach history the way it should. The Germans just started telling the truth about the holocaust a few years back. Why is everyone so afraid of the truth. If everyone could read you words and dwell upon the moment maybe that would change. You have cooked up a meal of hate and wrapped it words of love to feed the hungry freedom starved soul.

Thank you sharing.

:o) Bern

[Siddartha Beth Pierce]

A great write as the featured review says about the Truth - there is such a divide in what people call their own Divinity when we are all one - the line that touched me the most was however:

a nation with two faces....armed only with...." the dove"

I would that that were true. Thank you for sharing. A wonderful write.
Love and Light,
Siddartha

[Crazy Cat Man]

i love this piece and i love the tribute to Malcolm X and Martin Luther King......yet u have the rapper T.I. as your artwork. Brilliant.......i love the overall message of this piece. Many should read this. :D

[Emily B]

Oh, yes! How many don't know where we've been? The local college-graduated radio announcer thought that the US bombed Pearl Harbor. The black newspaper reporter at the civil war battlefield didn't know one side from the other. . . There are footsteps stacked on footsteps all around us. We need to take time to contemplate those who came before...

Awesome write!

[Mr. Deft Diction]

Ummm...I didn't even remember reading this until I got to the second stanza. I was blown away by it as much THIS time, as I was the FIRST time. This says SO, SO much...folks should really listen.

[Queen P...]

So subliminally provoking, it floats on water. Perhaps on the understanding of these very words alone
~ "we" ~ could walk the sea...

[Barry S. Maltese]

Great message. It is a shame that in a day and age where we are more knowledgeable and sophisticated, we can still be so closed minded. I see a person for who they are - no matter what race, color, or creed.
Nice work

[Jordan Harpter]

Wow you always liter such passion into your work. It is beautiful.

[Brian K. Walters]

The beauty of this poem is it is driven by truth. Your writing is beyond the norm of the wc. You use you heart to create your artistry and you mind to validate every word. In doing so you supply every piece you pen with fantastic character which is so genuine and absolutely a pleasure to read!
I love your work so please keep writing :)

Brian

[Ghiasquared]

I loved this one, not for the form or poetic nature, but purely on content. This piece speaks on so much yet unfortunately (due to a s****y world) touches on so little. So many things are stepped upon in everyones rush for their own goals and ideals they never think of the needs and dreams of the guy /girl right next to them. Well spoken. Mad props.

[Swooping Eagle]

Simply awesome how you use the historical points and figures to drive home several points at once, and with hipness reserved in strength.

Excellent