Malcolm X (By Any Means Necessary) Poem by THEODORE MOSLEY

The fourth of seven children I was given life in Omaha Nebraska as Malcolm Little in 1925.

Being four years old in Lansing Michigan we escaped death by fire with the hands of our parents.

Without his own destiny my father's life lay lifeless on the tracks of racism.

My mother suffered a nervous breakdown at the hands of illegal hands that profited from my father's murder.

In 1946 I was incarcerated for my crimes against humanity; I would educate my mind in prison.

The Nation of Islam grafted me in; Malcolm X is born and thus begins my platform of intellectual forums.

Bold and knowledgeable I became the Assistant Minister of the Nation of Islam in 1953.

I sat at the feet of Elijah Muhammad and learned the ways of his teachings on Islam.

I told the masses that education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today!

I said be peaceful be courteous obey the law respect everyone but if someone puts his hand on you send him to the cemetery!

I advocated for black supremacy and separation for black and white Americans.

I would inspire Cassius Clay to become Muhammad Ali upon hearing my speeches.
I became the core of the Nation of Islam for Elijah Muhammad.

With the violation of my mentor's teaching Elijah Muhammad I severed my heart with a painful decision to remove myself from hypocrisy.

I mentored Louis X now known as Louis Farrakhan who is now the leader of the Nation of Islam.

We declare our right on this earth to be a man, to be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we intend to bring into existence by any means necessary.

My pilgrimage to Mecca Saudi Arabia delivered the scales off my eyes of hatred in 1964.

My speeches angered those that I held in high esteem; standing strong in plain sight I armed myself.

Nigger get your hand outta my pocket; the breath of life departed my soul from the ones that broke bread with me in 1965.

Malcolm X unapologetically black called for freedom, justice and equality for people of African descent by any means necessary.


Written by Theodore Mosley

March 15,2019