You must see beyond the portrait smile
Struggles while
Life’s battles
Survival’s wonder
Separation between Life and Death
Black Man always standing tall, Head up and Chest out
Black Man’s stature
Human wars
Ashes of devastation within the heart
Blockade from closed and locked doors
Misunderstanding world
Centered with no attention
Lesson of wrath
Put down with not wanting to be around
A Black Man allowed what the world allows in his thinking
Threat with no ambition
Standing on promises, but no sound permission
The black man cries in wanting to be accepted and living among
A boundary line between Hate with no love
Options left, right or back but no forward
Opposition block
A Black Man being a man doesn’t stop, but sees fate as a learning tool having understanding
Spoken tongue forbidden
The Black Man’s thought, “Where is it ridden?”
Treason placed on the Black man
It’s a no stop and be inspired still
A Black Man has his own achievements to fulfill
Standing on principles and maneuvering through obstacles
Anguish through temptation
Being Black is the only representation
Scars and wounds the black man has carried for years
It’s the legacy voices that say preserver
Family values and virtues
Black Man Humanitarian
Created and centered for responsibility
Black Man being his own man
Not what the world expects nor sees
Won’t step back, but only reflect
God’s creation that became a sensation
A reason to live
Embrace in the fruits of the land
Black Man portrait