Buxton Shippy Poems

O how bright you shine,
Son of the morning,
When my soul incline to grief,
To heal a reckless heart,
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After all these centuries
JUSTICE still eludes the black man,
In America;
Even black boys forced to skip childhood;
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Walking around the house, wearied;
Children fussing and resisting.
Money gets funny
And the bills are rolling in;
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What would my world be
If I have never been tempted?
Maybe I would be pure as dew
To see the silver linings;
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To see you smile
Is Water in the desert;
Contours not constrained by time.
Keep on smiling
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Willing warriors seldom fight a battle,
They have the young and the poor.
Oft times they congealed in a well-lit room,
Reading maps strutting floor.
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Your doubt is justified;
But the evidences
Testify in Emanuel's veins.
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Express yourself, even with sullen tears
In the eyes of their executioners.
Their hearts waxed cold from malice,
Will not see your fears,
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Life is a mystery
Hanging beneath the clouds,
Pondering tributaries of blood,
Flowing without resistance.
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Stripped down to the skin,
Not a word muttered;
Found no fault within,
Never stopped them,
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