“Assimilate or Evolve”
The beginning is a beautiful place to begin
How is possible to make a first impression,
Now that’s accepted truth and the verdict
However they’re skewed is already a given?
What could it hurt you belonging
Where people think you fit in,
Knowing well this is the ecosystem
Where your kind has already been,
Pecan butterscotch light tan skin
I ain’t passing will y’all let me in?
I’m a mutt, think much, not this shit again
One drop other blood is enough fuck melanin,
In the hood I’m cornbread country foolin’
Boardroom once again step and fetch it man,
How am I not the bestest, speaking perfect diction
Grasping urban slang my people understand?
If I fall into a perfect meter and sing my part in hymns
Call and respond emotional gospel soulful whims,
Teaching us, me, we what’s best for advancement
Let go of where you’re from and just repent,
Why fight the inevitable when it’s easier to going all in
Ethnicity has no race for America to be great again.
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I love this.
Thank you!
Try going back to the beginning of the poem and reading the first line up to the italicized second and finish with the second line in a complete second pass.
the couplets, the diction, the rhythm–all capture the tension
Try going back to the beginning of the poem and reading the first line up to the italicized second and finish with the second line in a complete second pass.
Thank You, I appreciate all the writers here and believe that iron sharpens iron.
I’m learning much more as I read, attempt to comprehend and apply the fundamentals to my own writing daily.
A lot being said in this poem, but when, “If I fall into a perfect meter and sing my part in hymns,” is said, it cuts like a knife and works well contrasting against the pervious urban slang.
Try going back to the beginning of the poem and reading the first line up to the italicized second and finish with the second line in a complete second pass.
Great art and content in this poem,
Thank You