Re-released: Interracial LOVE Struggle ( A Collaboration between OXIGEN and Poetess Mimi T Davis). OXIGEN: White only signs posted on every entrance in the community Negros are only allowed to enter through the back During a time when bigotry and racial slurs were practiced fluently When white supremacist burned crosses and tied nooses to use on blacks Jim Crowe laws kept us apart your forefathers made me hate you So many of my brothers lynched for looking so Just imagine going on a date to Hatred formed by my race because of bloodshed on the innocent If they saw us together it would be suicide guilty before I could plead innocent Poetess Mimi T: The lines are clear black /white don’t mix Stick to your own race, never cross the tracks White’s are the superior race to be kept clean Black’s are savages having no intellect Hatred divides the races Black’s raped and family’s divided Never love someone of white skin They devastated our people Struggles for rights so much pain, never to be forgiven Are the voices that ring so clear in the ears I remember his voice, no color just a voice Is not a human being, a soul to be loved, cared for, and cherished? What does it matter his race, I love that man The world cared though; often the onslaught of hate would penetrate our space Walking down the street with him, the white man thinking I’m a prostate for sale Going grocery shopping and the black woman cutting me off with her shopping cart as she gives me a look to kill OXIGEN: My mother called you devils for the bondage and captivity Led by the white race that told us we were inferior Taught that the two should never mix it was forbidden by our history Theyre all the same so theres no need to look past the exterior But with you the interior is all that I could see Willing to risk it all for a chance to hold my hand again Bonded by our blood being the same color when we bleed Demanding to buy my freedom to love you no matter how steep the ransom is My race began to hate me said I jeopardized their lives Said I was dumb to put my trust in you and I was mesmerized by lies Scared to look past the hate of individuals So they blamed your entire race for the suffering slavery put us through Are we the only ones not tainted by the hatred of our races? Purpose driven by love strong enough to face the consequences Soon to inspire the fear out of others ready for changes Tired enough of the traditions to break promises and the wrong commitments Loves deeper than colors because its still here when the sight is gone When all we have is each other and no recollection if the lights are on No longer scared of the penalties cause even death has no effect on us Because when our eyes close the last word uttered from our last breath is love Poetess Mimi T: It saddens me to think what has caused this divide amongst the races The White man calling blacks savages Yet, it was they who raped; divided family’s, murdered, and devastated a whole race of people for more than 200 years Blacks learned to: fear, mistrust, and to hate the white race Yet, my eyes see no color just people with their own uniqueness You my Darling are the most Unique of all My love for you is distinctive, exclusive and pure Your love takes my breath away, so powerful are you Our hearts dwell in an advanced space, a place where there is no color Your heart is 24kt gold and I will keep it locked away in tenderness, never to be broken No matter the tribulations that may be fall us, I will be by your side To love, cherish and honor till our days on this earth are over I shall lay my head in your lap and with my last breath profess to you, my greatest love; you are all I ever dreamed of and so much more. Written by: OXIGEN and POETESS MIMI T DAVIS All rights reserved August 12, 2013
Posted on: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 03:45:54 +0000
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