The Real Black Man

See with your eyes, Hear with your ears

Open your understanding, As the lie clears

The black man has been demonized

The damage from his enemies advertised

In the media on a daily basis

By a society built upon racists

The lie that the black man is lazy

When his enemies portray him as crazy

The black man is not lazy

He is just in a world led by the shady

He tries to get a job to take care of his family

But he is met with rejection and agony

Fast food jobs can’t pay the bills

Though he is filled with many useful skills

But because he is a Hebrew man

He is constantly knocked down unable to stand

They say the black man is a criminal

Though the media leads him there in the subliminal

The messages they push to our young boys

Their values and morals it destroys

The black man just does what he can

To try to make a way for his family to stand

The effects of the damage done to him through the years

Is the same damage that causes them fears

The black woman was turned on him from the beginning

Played their part well now, let’s change the ending

Women don’t blame your men for their enemies wrong

You just help to make the gap between us strong

That man would take care of you give you the best

If he wasn’t in another man’s land oppressed

Now don’t get me wrong there are fools everywhere

I’m just saying To your men be fair

Keep in mind that he was destroyed and brought low

Through mental and physical abuse long ago

Demeaned and treated as a child

From his enemies the break downs piled

You can’t give them all a chance, some are too far gone

If you do find a real black man, Don’t treat him wrong

Don’t let your enemies tell you what your men are

Begin to work on healing each others scar

Remember he has the weight of the world on his shoulders

Nobody gives him a hand with the heavy boulders

He is made to do what he can with nothing

And expected to come home with something

The black man is stronger than you think

He has been trampled and just won’t sink

Their enemies are astonished at their strength

After the abuse and demonizing long length

They say we have broken their families structure down

A lot continue to to swim, we expected them to drown

We gave them alcohol and drugs everywhere

A lot still don’t partake of it, they stay aware

We feed them garbage through our tvs and radios

But some still stand and oppose

We must admit we have destroyed many

Leaving them broken and without a penny

Building jails we drive them to

By denying them their basic due

We took their nationality from them, rendered them hopeless

Flooded them with so much garbage and called them soulless

Black women embrace your black men

The real black men who try to win

By taking care of his family, though it’s dim

It’s not their fault what happened to them

The real black man who didn’t get sucked into the negative

The real black man that despite it all he tries to live positive

The real black man who doesn’t live by his enemies words

Who let his own experiences move him, not whispers from birds

The real black man that sticks with his wife and kids

The real black man who kids try to pick up garbage and he forbids

The real black man who keeps his kids from the thug ways

The real black man who does his best to lead his family in love always

Not the black boy who embrace the thug ways

Not the black boys who succumbed to the supposed black phase

Not the black boys who make families and leave

Not the black boys who set out to deceive

A woman that could have been shaped right

To become a real man’s heart’s delight

Not whoremongers who taint young girls

Turning them into whores instead of pearls

Behind These Eyes

Behind these eyes is things I never speak

Pain from all the stigma on me

Hurt from all the stereotypes put on me

Anguish from all the mistreatment of me

Behind these eyes is something you don’t expect

I am a human I do have a soul

Why is every move I make scrutinized?

Why is everybody so cold?

Behind these eyes is a soul crying out

Who can I turn to when no one likes me?

What have I done to deserve this much hate?

I just got here. Why does everyone dislikes me?

Behind these eyes is a heart of love

Even though I am abused I still love

Even though I am misused I still love

Even though I am not loved I still love

Behind these eyes is a strength

To be able to carry on in this placed on shame

To be able to go on knowing all the lies

To be able to smile with a slandered name

Behind these eyes is a broken spirit

Tired of the world weighing down on me

Tired of seeing black women this all over

Tired of everyone looking down on me

Behind these eyes is a person

Not an animal or subhuman

But a girl, woman, lady, sister, mother

So much more than what people are assuming

Behind these eyes I have feelings too

Cut me and I’ll bleed

Kill me and I’ll return to dust

Love me and I’ll succeed

Behind these eyes are the scars

From the music and movies that portray me badly

From the people who want to do studies on me

From people telling me I can’t speak madly

Behind these eyes is a beautiful soul

That is not angry just hurt

That is not mean just cautious

That is used to being sad and no mirth