Juneteenth

The fact that Juneteenth is little known and not a national holiday shows the priorities of the system set in place. Slavery was a dreadful practice and the emancipation of slaves should be a joyous occasion.

Joyous yet filled with pain, it should be celebrated.
A day when America decided these practices were horrible and needed to be stopped.
However, that was not the true sentiment of the beast.
Since the new birth of this nation filled with blood, slavery, and oppression, the black and brown have been screaming, crying, scratching and clawing for freedom.

When progress is made, the laws are written but not for a change of heart.
Written because your hand is forced to appease the black and brown. To fool us into thinking that the system is working with us.

It changes, yes it does, just as the face of the beast shifts and reforms only to strike at us once again. Subtly, silently chipping away at our humanity.
Slowly killing us.
Destroying the seeds of a brighter future.
The heart of the beast has yet to change.

But it is you, beast, who shall die.

The beast publicly promotes and encourages our death, slanders and silences our names and prominent figures, stomps us out in the street with no repercussion. No more. The world watches. We are many and you are few. When we rise, you shall fall.

The beast changes, it does. In order for the beast to survive, it must adapt,
become more cunning.

No matter how hard you try,
You cannot defeat us. For your only strength is your greatest weakness.
Hate.
You live on hate and fear.
Hate and fear are the destroyers of man-kind. And so, you too shall be destroyed.

The warriors rise
The Kings and Queens press on
Patient are we and always mindful of your cunning ways.
You lay your traps and many of us fall victim
But we are still here
First Man
First Woman
Love

You fear us so you seek to destroy
No more
Arise
Arise
Arise

The fire that burned within me since I was young was never put out but dimmed in my time overseas. Outside looking in.
Yet the flames are growing again
Within us all the fire is burning
You cannot
You will not stop us.
You are in the open now and the world is ready to strike.
Strength through unity
Victory through love.
Your time has come
Your reign is over