Sing your song

This poem is inspired by feelings stirred up by a documentary called 'Harry Belefonte: Sing your Song.' While it was a wonderful depiction of roots and rise to fame with footage and performances its purpose was to show how race and racism were wound throughout his story. I think relentless, fearless, lifelong activism is his true talent. Despite being denied, he would not be denied while still grinning ear to ear.

Sing your song

Sing it loud

Loud and long

Loud and proud

Proud young cannibals

Proud Mary burning

Burning crosses

Crosses and noughts 

Crosses my mind 

Mind your manners, boy

Mind your place

Place your toe over the line

Place in this world

World peace council

World without end

End apartheid 

End hunger

Hunger for freedom

Hunger games

Games and puzzles

Games people play 

Play boy but don't eat with us

Play station

Station wagon

Station in life

Life is precious 

Life is love 

Love is love is love

Love line

Line up shoulder to shoulder 

Line forms in the back

Back door for y'all

Back in black

Black lives matter 

Black hole star

Star of the show

Star of wonder 

Wonder why  Sammy and Louis 

Wonder why Bellefonte and Ray

Ray of sunshine

Ray of hope

Hope beyond hope

Hope the word gets from ears to hearts

Hearts have to change 

Hearts forgive but always remember 

Remember history again

Remember rising singing, 'NEVER

NEVER

AGAN'