THE BLACK BRIGADE

Call it a logarithm of life
This mission statement of being
A freedomquest motionbreath
Of heartbeat & bodypulse
Of brainwave & bloodflow
A singular innerforce
Of multiple outerenergy
A gravitational pull of dignity
A vital sign of self-esteem.

The objective is Freedom
Nothing less
A collective manifestation of a political reality:
The future my eyes see in the morning -
A racial song with Afrikan lyrics:
The strategy my ears hear at night.
The calendar calls; the clock answers:
A daily workload of nation-building
A total lifetime of war.