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THE BLACK PRAYER
Why Did You Make Me
Black Lord ...
Lord ... Why did
you make me black?
Why did you make
someone
the world would
hold back?
Black is the color
of dirty clothes,
of grimy hands and
feet...
Black is the color
of darkness,
of tired beaten
streets...
Why did you give me
thick lips,
a broad nose and
kinky hair?
Why did you create
someone
who receives the
hated stare?
Black is the color
of the bruised eye
when someone gets
hurt...
Black is the color
of darkness,
black is the color
of dirt.
Why is my bone
structure so thick,
my hips and cheeks
so high?
Why are my eyes
brown,
and not the color
of the sky?
Why do people think
I'm useless?
How come I feel so
used?
Why do people see
my skin
and think I should
be abused?
Lord, I just don't
understand...
What is it about my
skin?
Why is it some
people want to hate me
and not know the
person within?
Black is what
people are "Labeled"
when others want to
keep them away...
Black is the color
of shadows cast...
Black is the end of
the day.
Lord you know my
own people mistreat me,
and you know this
just ain't right...
They don't like my
hair, they don't like my skin,
as they say I'm too
dark or too light!
Lord, don't you
think
it's time to make a
change?
Why don't you redo
creation
and make everyone
the same?
God's Reply:
Why did I make you
black?
Why did I make you
black?
I made you in the
color of coal
from which
beautiful diamonds are formed...
I made you in the
color of oil,
the black gold
which keeps people warm.
Your color is the
same as the rich dark soil
that grows the food
you need...
Your color is the
same as the black stallion and
panther, Oh what
majestic creatures indeed!
All colors of the
heavenly rainbow
can be found
throughout every nation...
When all these
colors are blended,
you become my
greatest creation!
Your hair is the
texture of lamb's wool,
such a beautiful
creature is he...
I am the shepherd
who watches them,
I will ALWAYS watch
over thee!
You are the color
of the midnight sky,
I put star glitter
in your eyes...
There's a beautiful
smile hidden behind your pain...
That's why your
cheeks are so high!
You are the color
of dark clouds
from the hurricanes
I create in September...
I made your lips so
full and thick,
so when you
kiss...they will remember!
Your stature is
strong, your bone structure
thick to withstand
the burden of time...
The reflection you
see in the mirror,
that image that
looks back, that is MINE!
So get off your
knees,
look in the mirror
and tell me what you see?
I didn't make you
in the image of darkness...
I made you in the
image of ME!
Send this to every
black person you know.....
"Vision
without action is a daydream. Action without
vision is a
nightmare"
-- Japanese Proverb
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