Sistas In Savage Society And Birth Deprivatory

pstrongA poem about single mothers/strong/p pDIV align="left" TABLE cellpadding="5"TR VALIGN="TOP"TD/td/trTR VALIGN="TOP"TD/td/trTR VALIGN="TOP"TDTR VALIGN="TOP"TD pby Marlon Crump/Poverty Scholar POOR Magazine/p p Did y'all see?/p pbr / Did y'all see?/p p You reekersbr / br / of public reliefers,br / br / when she told youbr / br / she had to work lengthy hours,br / br / while you smiled,br / br / a vile and vicious smile.br / br / You knewbr / br / she had to drift a couple of miles,br / br / with ancient shoes on her feet,br / br / a house with no heatbr / br / and giving her a workfarebr / br / she can never complete:/p p You did so,br / br / sitting in office leather upholstery,br / br / engulfed by lies of leisures,br / br / weekend planning of nightclubs,br / br / stacked with papersbr / br / of promissory poverties.br / br / You still askbr / br / her repeated questions to annoy her,br / br / frustrate her,br / br / irritatebr / br / and economically eradicate her./p p The babies are crying to be fed,br / br / then put into bed,br / br / so she can't utter defeat:/p p Your houses/studio-apartmentsbr / br / fuel your energy and ego,br / br / as her superior,br / br / while you shame and defile her plightbr / br / in light of her fight as a multiple mom,br / br / but inferior in your sight.br / br / Your eyes are shut,br / br / unseen that you too also lackbr / br / the great castle act,br / br / while she sought solacebr / br / and refuge with her young,br / br / in her habitat,br / br / with her back holding the shack:/p p Did y'all see?/p p When caseworkersbr / br / of no guest workers,br / br / when she so-desperatedly sought refugebr / br / in your country that you so vowbr / br / as the land of the free,br / br / but didn't lift a finger to aid her?br / br / Nothing but her ownselfbr / br / and little dignity she had left.br / br / Your sadistic manly desiresbr / br / falsely promised her salvation,br / br / if she let you pin her back:/p p Even in safehavensbr / br / you call shelters,br / br / she's promised a bottom bunk,br / br / a decent bath and a nourishing fed,br / br / you still bestow your powerbr / br / upon her to share your bed.br / br / "Unless I comply,br / br / I may die,br / br / as a resultbr / br / of hot lead" you said.br / br / At this point,br / br / her face is blood-red:/p p What about a pregnant mom,br / br / looking for someone tobr / br / at least be heldbr / br / and told that her childbr / br / will cry and not die.br / br / Shes see the father walk by,br / br / she asks why?br / br / He just sneeredbr / br / as he walks by,br / br / with a pathetic ass sigh.br / br / Her son will not live this lie,br / br / alive or dead:/p p Did ya'll see?br / br / When a young mom couldn't evenbr / br / complete the alphabet,br / br / but now lives to regret,br / br / being upset after tossing her childbr / br / from elevationbr / br / higher than Mount Everest,br / br / seeing and fleeingbr / br / for luxuriesbr / br / from a colored T.V. set?:/p p Her selfless pity,br / br / o iddity bitty,br / br / of siddity,br / br / with wealth and romance,br / br / of so much finance,br / br / with a decorated carriagebr / br / of her own initiated miscarriage,br / br / of a now drifted off life.br / br / A lifebr / who's own altitude bearing wingsbr / br / clipped,br / br / by a mom's longitudebr / br / of lust for leisures,br / br / a tale too tragicbr / br / for anyone to forget:/p p Did ya'll see?/p p When a mom plagued by demonsbr / br / and ghost whispers,br / br / brain sustained as insane,br / br / with no nerves of steel,br / br / no heart to healbr / br / or spouse to feel.br / br / She tries desperatedlybr / br / to love her off and spring,br / br / but agents of infantsbr / br / take them off as they sing,br / br / promising thembr / br / what tomorrow will bring:/p p What must I, how can I, where can I, who can I,br / br / or why can I,br / br / make any of youbr / br / feel,br / br / see,br / br / smell,br / br / hearbr / br / or even taste the earth,br / br / wind,br / br / water,br / br / or fire I walk through.br / br / I couldn't, wouldn't or shouldn't have to./p p Did you'all ever see?br / br / Hurry up and arise,br / br / before your bell starts to ring,br / br / Bling, Bling, Bling, Bling:/p p "To every struggling mother in the universe,br / br / The Lord thy Father,br / br / is one baby's fatherbr / br / that will never forgetbr / br / to hold the fruit from your womb,br / br / even while the other doesn't.br / br / Whether the child is downbr / br / below or up and above,br / br / he will never escapebr / br / His Undying Love."/p pMarlon Crump 10/31/2006br / /p/td/tr/td/tr/table/div/p