Poetry

Bill Mahan/AJC

By

Renee Drummond-Brown

AND them black ‘boyz’ cried

He didn’t hear ‘em’

by ‘n’ by,

still yet

we prayed

even

put blood on the door

to protect our first born.

AND them black ‘boyz’ cried

He didn’t hear ‘em’

by ‘n’ by

still yet

we prayed

And ‘dem’ trees

Swung ‘em’ on high.

AND them black ‘boyz’ cried

He didn’t hear ‘em’

by ‘n’ by,

still yet

we prayed

Atlanta child murderers away.

AND them black ‘boyz’ cried

He didn’t hear ‘em’

by ‘n’ by,

still yet

we prayed

black on black killings ‘jus’ go away

AND them black ‘boyz’ cried

He didn’t hear ‘em’

by ‘n’ by,

still yet

we prayed

that shot ‘RANG’ from the balcony was never made.

AND them black ‘boyz’ cried

He didn’t hear ‘em’

by ‘n’ by,

still yet

we prayed

Malcolm’s life replayed

AND them black ‘boyz’ cried

He didn’t hear ‘em’

by ‘n’ by,

still yet

we prayed

code blue would spare JUST one today.

AND them black ‘boyz’ cried

He didn’t hear ‘em’

by ‘n’ by,

still yet

we prayed,

tomorrow’s another day

‘dem’ black ‘boyz’ WILL FOREVER cry

by ‘an’ by

Handicapped

Webster’s say’ze

“having a physical

or mental

disability”

(p.565)

makes one handicapped

you SEE.

So…

my guess is:

we all fall SHORT

into one of two category’s

physical

or a mental plea

Physical

‘iz’ what you SEE

‘wit’ the handicap on ‘da’ street.

Mental

‘iz’ what the handicap SEE’S

in both

you and in me.

WATCH

your treatment of them,

‘cause’

they’re more precious

than silver ‘an’ gold

than even we

are to Him.

When you stare at them

They’re staring right back

at a mental fool

Ha!

Jokes on you!!!

Renee Drummond Brown

Renee’ Drummond-Brown, is an accomplished poetess/writer. She is a graduate of Geneva College of Western Pennsylvania and The Center for Urban Biblical Ministry (CUBM) with experience in creative writing. She is working on her fourth book and has numerous works published globally which can be seen in cubm.org/news, KWEE Magazine (Liberian L. Review), Leaves of Ink Magazine, New Pittsburgh Courier, Raven Cage Poetry and Prose Ezine Magazine, Realistic Poetry International, Scarlet Leaf Publishing House, SickLit Magazine, The Metro Gazette Publishing Company, Inc., Tuck, and Whispers Magazine just to name a few. Her love for creative writing is undoubtedly displayed through her very unique style of poetry. Renee’ is inspired by non-other than Dr. Maya Angelou, because of her, Renee’ posits “Still I write, I write, and I’ll write!”