Josephine DixonBanks Poems

Blaming Poverty On The Poor

Give us your deprived, your malleable muddled masses
hoping for a gentler taskmaster
Welcome to the multi-trillion dollar industry, Poverty
A.K.A, cheapest labor force... more »

Teenage Pregnancy

You gave her a baby doll
Before she could walk
You made her a mother
Before she could talk... more »

Mother Alpha & Mother Omega

Being born Black begins in Africa, The Womb
The Sacred Marriage could not exhume
Life and death—the bride and groom
The Garden of Eden—the embryonic costume... more »

A Man's Man

In this life there’s a certain breed of man
Who dictates to all males thru out the land
If you don’t live up to their expectation
You’re not a man in their estimation... more »

A Woman's Eyes

Have you ever looked through a woman’s eyes
To try, to understand why she cries over a broken finger nail
Have you ever wondered why she goes on loving
When she very seldom gets the satisfaction...... more »

Slave Ain'T Nothin But A Slave

Graduated from college got yo degree
Thought sheep-skin would set you free
Make a lot of money, pillar in society
Corporate success, wall street notariety... more »

God's Gunna Work It Out

As the bombs shattered people’s entrails
The screams of horror did not assail
Organized violence against humanity... more »

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