You Are In His Care

You Are In His Care

my brother

of ebony skin

and noble soul

they paint predators

in your form

what travesty!

when you are

most vulnerable

your blood

spilled more

than any other’s

on the streets

of the country

where your forefathers

and mothers

were brought shackled

torn from the

landscape

that nourished them

where they walked

beautiful and proud

where their names

were known

and their songs

understood

stolen from 
under the skies

that were vast enough

to hold the laughter

of their children

and the prayers

of their elders

cleft from moonlit nights

that were radiant enough

to hold all their

secret longings

and whispers

ripped from the earth

deep and generous enough

to embrace them

and fulfill all their needs

sundered forever
from the intimate

familiar place

with the sweet name

home

forced to this

alien terrain

where they were

turned from people

into things

their flesh

and sweat and pain

squeezed to make treasures

forged in their blood

in this country

that boasts

of freedom and equality

you

you have always

been prey

yet

its biggest heroes

were brothers

like you

who turned their

history

of excruciating suffering and

devastating exploitation

into wisdom and compassion

rarely seen

in our world

these

the greatest heroes

this nation

had ever seen

were from among you

these

the greatest heroes

this nation

had ever seen

were killed in cold

cruel blood

by the rulers

of this country

built on lies

and greed

these heroes

of big hearts

and great courage

who spoke of truth

and love and peace

silenced

by the people

who have made

lives and livelihoods

on lies and hate and war

my only offering

to you

my brother

is what stirs

in my heart

and flows

from my eyes

and comes

to my lips

as prayer

may He

who is the Master

of it All

heal your suffering

your terror

your pain

and bring to justice

those who have

been its cause

nothing is possible for me

except heartfelt prayers

nothing is

difficult for Him

and you are

in His care

dedicated to Malcom X, Martin Luther King Jr and African American men brutalized and killed in the USA

25th january 2016

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