So when the world stopped turning 

And everything in the wilderness sat still

Where were you?

He God above the heavens said stop!

And the killers stopped killing,

The baby makers stopped making,

The gold bars stopped churning splattering mess and jamming 

Wall street stop and start clocks...

 

When people pushed out chests to inhale

But they were filled with toxins that were purposely put there,

When exhaling meant passing poison to mama and grandmama and dem

YOU were not masked!

Criminals Were Unmasked

Deceivers Were Unmasked

Believers Were Unmasked

Truth was Unmasked- 

For the seers to see

He said HERE set yourselves free...

WHERE WERE YOU?

Damn the pleasantries He sent you 

The barren sea opened for you to walk across,

Removed planes from the sky and allowed the birds to fly,

Unlocked caged minds

Loosened some of the binds which tie,

Told you brother hands up,

don’t shoot

Made you the forbidden fruit...

 

What wall did you tear down

What cage did you open

What mouth did you take your breast to feed

What mind did you take your hand to sculpt

What tyrant - domestic or foreign did you burn out?

What old wounds did you try to heal with your shouts?

WHERE WERE YOU?

Shots still rang out 

In your neighborhood 

In BLUE and BLACK seas

White waters still cling to once hidden mysteries-

white hoods, metal statues, red clothes with black crosses filled with curses and blood still flowed - YOURS!

 

The village still watched you bring your brothers to their knees

Mamas didn’t stop their tears or pleas

Metal stilled lives still mean more than yours

Yellow letters filled streets - completely

Walked upon by feet,

And the emperor still has no clothes

The wizard is still draped in OZ

And the people are ablaze on fire

Waiting for the barber, the butcher, the baker, the nail salon- I mean the candlestick maker

Yelling OUR LIVES MATTER!

Yours TOO!

But I’m wondering... 

WHERE WERE YOU?

Time was given,

The world stopped for us to make a change:

Wal 'asr

Innal insaana lafee khusr

Faith. Righteous deeds.

Exhorting one another to truth.

Exhorting one another to patience

Time literally was yours…

And Gods angels called out from ranks above

crowning black kings from the Moors - you

He gave IT to YOU!

 

WHERE WERE YOU?

 

Trusting Dopeness Everyday

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Princess Peaces - Ameerah Shabazz-Bilal