Kitchen Writing Over Tea

It’s funny how the world can take you on a twist

A bliss – unchallenged theory highly marketed

Until it appears to be acceptable

The lies of yesterday formulate what is truth tomorrow

As we dance to a tune and call it new but if we knew

The ancients played the same keynotes and strokes;

Nathen new under the sun – not even our ignorance and

Reliance of fool’s cake; the invisible visible drapes always

Separates the hierarchy from the common.

Deep thought is prohibited to the revolutionary with a hype slogan;

She will murder you before enemy, pass concept to clowns but

Solicit your tide and offering on 10% truth and 90% bias book reads

And speeches.

With limited worldview, he is eager to teach you the “truth” from his

Limited view of black is good and white is bad or vice versa;

a reactionary reverse of what has been experienced and the conditioning that speaks

nathen of solution but adds to the problem.

They would be the first dragons I would slay,

I refuse to apologize,

my elders raised my eyes to despise fools in leader’s clothing using the excuse that

“Nobody ain’t doing nothing” or “the youth won’t rise to the occasion,”

Make way for the nigga that does the job because “ain’t nobody doing it.” 

But as sure as the word “pussy” is involved he’s screwing it – up that is; but pass that off as merely euphuism. Please…

I reach beyond our condition, to hear spirit if you listen with the wisdom

of the fisherman,

Indeed there is plenty of fish, -Enough for every dish,

Our prayers to their “I wish”;

Our spirit to their ghost;

Can we mark this off as a simple defeat?

I mean…, have you ever saw Casper in the presence of Vodun;

the docu – lecture is coming soon to a spot near you.

(for booking… lakayliberte@bellsouth.net).

In my time, I watch folks go from kuntakente to kool-to-kente

From afrikan, - to round tha way,

And now the niggas yelling “convict, convict, convict.”

But pass that off as merely euphuism. Please…

Since when is deep thought treason to critical reason,

And learning avoided by the teacher,

And god -light years away from the preacher;

To where he must ask “can I get ah amen?”

Or the hustler game so lame to where he must ask,

“You feel me, -you feel’n me dogg?”

Mark my words-

Them worst than swine, hustling backwards – part-time with no benefits;

Groundhogs mingling with dead to feel a live – talk’n that 70’s jive –

Comical like Saturday Night Live, at which I never laughed;

I felt they were making fools of themselves.

Call me, the young John Henrik Clarke as I turn my back on center stage-

I won’t applaud, as a matter of fact  -I’m enraged about the buffoonery

Until we are serious about our upliftment

Anti-forces will abuse their right to keep on stick’n it

This goes beyond the Negro advancement and atonements

But if you need somebody to say “sorry” to you in order to

Get cho ass up and fight for dignity and respect with integrity in the midst of

Gaining from LIFE all that she has to offer

And the beauty that rides inside of her experience, and to adhere to diligence

And persistence in the midst of any struggle;

I am happy to burst your bubble-

Your theory, concepts and propagandas are outdated, beyond overrated!!!

And that’s an understatement; not nearly euphuism. Please…

Don’t talk about prisons

If symbolically through your actions

You are building them,

Fore every man, woman and child needs a home

If his own (family, community, church, Egbe, Ile, Mosque, Temple, etc.)

Has not built one for ‘em.

Community heals the ills of the past

And promises a foundation and protection

Of our life investments for tomorrow

Stop digging deep to find sorrow

When a path has been laid

When a price has been paid

And all that we have to do is follow through.

Self Determination and Persistence,

Born Divine