The Prayer of A Black Man
Rapheal Mathis
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Today Do you mind if I stand? Because kneeling is too traumatic And I am not comfortable with being that close to the ground I thank you for health life and strength My earnest plea is that you would Protect my health from toxic thoughts Guard my life against the attacks of blue brutality And bring strength to this hopeless soul I have not lost faith in you Just questioning creation You told me would not put more on us than we could bare How strong do you think we are? Carrying this weight on our backs Targets on our chests And anxiety in our minds My emotions are strained from the balancing act Maintaining happiness on the outside While enraged on the inside God I need some clarity Because this is not what I imagined when you promised me life abundantly Or are they on assignment from the enemy? You said vengeance would be yours But I got the tab this time I wanna repay Retribution sounds good And the fire in my belly has created an appetite for justice Since it's just us I pray That our emotions don't fade away as weeks go on I pray That looting somehow turns into legislation I pray That the last breath of George Floyd, Ahmed Aubrey, Breonna Taylor, and all my fallen brothers and sisters breathes life into this revolution I pray That my lighter-skinned counterparts will stand beside us and cry aloud and expose this nation's transgressions I pray That we would not be led into the temptation of mainstream media And deliver us from evil plots of systematic racism I pray The blue code of silence Would sing with a harmony of liberty I pray That traffic stops Don't turn into premature tombstones I pray That the next time we talk I am in a better mood I'm just sick of feeling this way And you told me that you are touched by my feelings and infirmities I come empty I gave you my last Just prepare me for the new day Pour hope into this vessel Tell me I am loved Breathe life into this temple Because I refuse to let this world take it away
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