Force: The Reckoning
For Marley K
Black people need more voices
willing to shout at the darkness
of every sky moving in to
silence us without our knowledge.
We should rally around those
who spit-shine their A-Game and
ready themselves for battle —
Queens and Kings walking on
coal, tipped a mere 10% for
their undying efforts.
One such woman uses her gift
of gab to stab many who have
offended us in the front because
to do so in their backs would
be an act of cowardice.
She is bold and unrelenting,
she has goals that surpass whatever
you think you can dream up,
and she's unafraid to clap back.
Think you're cold enough to
waltz in a ring with her when
the topics of racism, social injustice,
and racial divide are on the table?
I'd love to see you try your hand
at pulling up a seat.
I'm betting you. will. lose.
