The
Plight Invisibility
No,
I have never seen a light so bright
As
darkness filled my days with pleasant shade
Until
their blindness cut straight through my night
Once,
Ebony latched on and held on tight
But
soon the sun shined through her blackened veil
No,I
have never seen a light so bright
The
sun scorched through my freedom and its height
I
once fed on the golden paths it made
Until
their blindness cut straight through my night
They
walk through me, ignoring my insight
A
color, another copy made
No,
I have never seen a light so bright
Until
their blindness cut straight through my night
Dear Potential
Sight,
I write this in
a great abyss. Not the physical, never-ending superstitious kind, but a great,
maroon void that emerged from inconsistent thoughts…
I am not close
to it. I don’t know what it feels like or what I should do to get to it. It
just hangs on my shoulders, never explicitly affecting my actions, but it is
always near; this abyss. It brings about frustration and aggression that always
seem to be of great urgency. But from a higher perspective they are not worth the
time or energy.
The void craves
attention. I’ve always had to give it what it wants or consequences are sure to
follow. I obey aptly as it whispers to me its commands. This is the point of no
return they say; when we begin to look for escape through other ‘things’. Some
try drugs, some relationships, some happiness, some violence, and some hypnotically
saunter towards the veil; drawn to its call and performing its errands. The
veil is what separates the seen from the unseen. It blocks our view from seeing
the truth and clouds our mindscape with low standards and low self-esteems. The
veil injected me inside the minds of black children causing them to lose sight
of your face. Some have completely fought me off, some still struggle to get
rid of me, but still, some are unaware that I have infected them.
I declare the
commencement of a new age. One’s whose sole purpose is not to see how they can succeed
behind the veil but to completely rip the veil apart and hinder my grip on
society. Heed my word and everyone I have infected will be cured with your
hopeful taunts.
Sincerely,
Invisibility
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