BLACK PHOENIX

speaking truth to a nation addicted to lies
standing strong in a world seduced by the buy

taking a knee and taking the heat
raising a fist and crunking the beat

colin the prophet–black jesus reborn
bringing huey’s manic genius to martin’s sacred song

black lives under fire–immigrants under siege
psychic forces breathe deeper–conjuring new creeds…

the athletes revolt rejecting decades of code
shut up and play little darkey–colored boy play your role

serena spoke out–bringing justice to the court
nationwide sports rebranded in red, black and gold

genius writhes deep inside every human soul
neurons fire left to right–frontal lobe recombines

body and mind are not opposites–they are one dialectic
black phoenix flies from the ashes–leaving bigots apoplectic

we pray for you brother–may allah give you strength
channel the buddha’s sacred mindful righteous path

karma comes unexpected bringing revolution to the fore
feel the bern butterflies–rock the streets queer and proud

unite the fight for a world free of capital’s decay
seize the time and secure our precious place on this earth

we have no time for delay–no room for war games
meditate on these words–love and laugh, hope and pray

classwar babydolls–psychic vengeance reborn
end the tyranny of white supremacy–let humanity be reforged

celebrity is to our polity as pantheons were to egypt and rome
colin’s power is his beauty–his genius and humble pride

tweet your piece–name your pain–let social movement be reborn
lenin’s genius decentralized in a cadre for whom dogma is scorned

black and beautiful like nina–like nicki–like malcolm
colin’s body inked and branded in cosmic reflection

freedom now and black power were the cry of the movements of old
add to that class power and revolution and we have the zeitgeist of now

bridge the divides that keep our nation red and blue–black and white
the edifice of white supremacy is a cancer that divides

raise your fist bypo freaks–tag a wall and crack a smile
show some love to your sister–a stranger–a bum

colin’s power is transcendent–black phoenix unscarred
black jesus everlasting–a revolution in our hearts

–BYPO PHOENIX c)2016