Beauty In Chaos

by Leta Calvert

BEAUTY IN CHAOS

THERE'S BEAUTY IN CHAOS
LOOK AROUND THE WORLD AND SEE
BLACK KINGS & QUEENS RISING
WHILE WHITE PEOPLE HUMBLY BOW THEIR KNEES
 
IS POSTURE IMPORTANT?
AT THE END OF THE DAY
ONE MUST LOOK BEYOND THE SURFACE
IT WILL REVEAL WHAT THE HEART SAYS
 
OUR YOUTH ARE CRYING OUT
WE HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR
YOUR TEARS HAVE REACHED HEAVEN
AND GOD ALMIGHTY HEARS!
 
TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON
AND A TIME TO EVERY PURPOSE UNDER THE SUN
WE ARE A STRONG BLACK PEOPLE 
MAKING BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN DANCING AND HAVING FUN
 
WE ARE ONE OF MANY CHOCOLATE HUES TREATED LIKE DIRT
BUT IT’S A NEW DAY BLACK LIVES HAVE ALWAYS MATTERED
FOR WE ARE THE ONES THAT POPULATED THIS EARTH
 
IT’S TRULY A PRIVILEGE TO BE BLACK & I’M PROUD
I HEAR J.B.’S  SPIRIT DECLARING SAY IT LOUD
I’M BLACK AND I’M PROUD
 
BLACK IS NOT WHO WE ARE
IT IS THE COLOR OF OUR SKIN
WE WERE BORN UNIQUE INTELLIGENT  BEINGS
FROM THE VERY BEGIN!
 
NO NEED TO FEAR US WE JUST WANT TO BE FREE
FREE TO BE A PROUD BLACK PEOPLE
NO LONGER WILL WE HANG FROM YOUR VISIBLE INVISIBLE TREES
 
WHAT’S BEEN DONE IN THE DARK
WILL CONTINUE TO COME TO THE LIGHT
JEHOVAH SHAMA HEARS
HIS ARMY IS PREPARED FOR THIS FIGHT
 
WHAT’S GOING ON I HEAR MARVIN ASK?
BLACK BEAUTY IN CHAOS
OUR ANCESTORS GREAT CLOUD OF WITNESSES
SPEAKING FROM THE PAST
 
THANK YOU GEORGE FLOYD, BREANNA TAYLOR, ARMAUD ARBERRY
AND THE NAMES YET TO BE TOLD
WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE FIRE
AND SHALL COME FORTH AS PURE GOLD
 
THANK YOU COLEN KAEPERNICK FOR TAKING A KNEE
YOU WERE BLACK BALLED AND PERSECUTED
BEAUTY IN YOUR CHAOS,PAVED THE WAY
NOW OUR FREEDOM RINGS AND RINGS AND RINGS….

-Leta Calvert, Staff at The Empowerment Program