BLACKNESS
red blackness by keith r. williams
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Complex Simplicity of Art, All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical, ART ACTION UNION - CREATIVE ACTIVISM, AW Welcome Center, Everyday Life, Live, Love, Dream: , Purple Passion Gallery. 2 per day , United States, Vibrant and Vivid Color and WMGU CAN’T DEFINE BLACKNESS
AS ONE RACE
AS THE DARKNESS WE FACE
THE UGLY INSTEAD OF THE GOOD
THE PEOPLE FROM THE HOOD
U CAN’T DEFINE BLACKNESS
BY HIP HOP, R&B, BLUES, OR JAZZ
THE RACIST IMAGES OF THE PAST
THE COMEDIANS THAT MAKE YOU LAUGH
U CAN’T DEFINE BLACKNESS
BY EBONICS, OR THE N WORD
BY WHAT U HEARD
AS A COLOR, OR ANYTHING ABSURD
IT’S NOT WATERMELONS, AND CHICKEN
IT’S NOT COTTON PICKIN
U CAN’T DEFINE BLACKNESS
AS MINISTERS, PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
HOW MUCH FOOD U HAVE ON YOUR PLATE
IT’S NOT YOUR COMMUNITY
IT’S NOT UNITY
IT’S NOT U & ME
U CAN’T DEFINE BLACKNESS
IT’S 360 DEGRESS OF LIFE
THE BEGINNING OF MANKIND
IT’S LIKE A NEVERENDING RAINBOW
IT’S A RAINFOREST CONTINUING TO GROW
IT’S INTELLIGENCE
IT’S KINDNESS
IT’S A SPECIAL KIND OF LOVE
U CAN’T DEFINE BLACKNESS
FROM THE DARKNESS CAME THE LIGHT
MORNING FOLLOWS THE NIGHT
THE TRUTH IS HIDDEN
U CAN’T DEFINE BLACKNESS
IT’S SPIRITUAL
IT’S LYRICAL
U CAN’T DEFINE BLACKNESS
arteology
great words my brother in art, completely agree, the idea of giving color codes to races always seemed absurd to me…...
KEITH R. WILL...
so true we are one
deliriousgirl
Heyyyy, this is good!!! Excellent!!! Why don’t you submit it to kathleen in the Arts Activists group????
KEITH R. WILL...
ok i will
Sally Omar
OMG, Keith, Martin Luther King would be so proud of you…what an incredible peace..if only
we had this poem in the 1970s….bravo…what wonderful words!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KEITH R. WILL...
thanks sally for the compliment
angelfyre
I’m proud of you Keith at least you didn’t say African American, at term thought of by the government to make the uneducated feel comfortable and give the sensitive a way to feel even more sensitive, I had a an incredibly educated political science teacher(need I define him by his color?) he had like five doctorates and touched onthis concept saying that it was term by the government as Doublespeak or Newspeak they called it a way as to unify the US but all it did was drive a wedge. I mean after all, I don’t callmyself Scottish, German, Mexican American do I? Or Caucasion American? It’s stupid,,, and besides…why do we have to define by color of skin anways ;) great writing, loved it!
KEITH R. WILL... replied
thanks angelfyre i appreciate your comments
jansnow
Excellent Keith, just a wonderful piece!!
I hope you are publishing a book with all your wondrous works!
KEITH R. WILL... replied
i am i just have to organize it
DiscoverMe
Stereotypical ignorance certainly has a way of keeping racism & associations that still keep us segregated from each other as Humans, doesn’t it?
Russ
KEITH R. WILL...
yes it does
angelfyre
Just have to say tho to Sally umm lay off the coffee wow…lol Keith you are a great writer man and an appreciative human being …finr piece of work(no sarcasm there)
KEITH R. WILL...
thanks i appreciate the love hey god blessed me, and i thank him
IvyLeague
Dig It!
KEITH R. WILL... replied
i’m glad u dig it sweetness
Kathleen Struckle
Beautiful writing Keith.
KEITH R. WILL...
thanks kathleen
Sristy
too good…
KEITH R. WILL...
thanks for the compliment
Joanne Coyle
great words Keith!!! I always say.. we are neither black nor white nor brown nor yellow..
we are human beings.. period.. Joanne