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

[M J Moore]

A beautiful and brave write here. Standing up for what you believe in, and saying it so well, powerfully, and expressively, you have two thumbs up from this corner here. I grew up in a rough town, and I absolutely love this here. I was never raised to see color, it's never something I consciously think about, and I find it so sad and foreign, really, when people mention it, talk about it. I notice it more in college, and that's because the diversity here is different.

Excellent. Thanks for sharing this, hon.

mj

[Brian K. Walters]

A very brave and truthful write. Powerful enough to capture and sustain the readers attention. I believe racism is a plague which unfortunately is handed down from one generation to the next. It's the same as an abuser hitting his family.The only way to beat racism and kill it is to break the chain of generations and teach our children it's wrong, ignorant and unacceptable. For eveyone on all sides to say enough and just stop the hate. Racism works it's evil craft by effecting everyone...not just one color, all colors. Brian

[Memnoch]

I pray for all of them(smile) Great write J. Well I guess I'm staying(smile) Thanks for writing such a great message!!!
Kelley Frost

[Thug Life]

You took a different approach than most which makes it unique. You made us aware how we look at others reguardin race, religion, or whatever. Very powerful and u know im luvin it since im all bout trashin the politics and how the world is ran today. I liked all the references to the famous people you obviously admire.. my fav lines..
"Don't kill the messenger .......or so they always say...
As for Martin...or Malcolm ...it didn't work that way "
You might have thought it was too rhymey, but i happen to love rhymes lol

[Bubo]

"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

Great films here.........And the way you have entwined it with your flow of words on this subject, well its perfect!!

(Don't kill the messenger .......or so they always say...
As for Martin...or Malcolm ...it didn't work that way )

Yes.............sadly, fab line...............

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 ?

I often ponder this question, if we all believed in God how come there is not ONE God.........you have portrayed a world today at odds with religion, culture and society..........a very amazing raw piece..........in fact excellent and one I shall read again.