The American Dream

The American Dream lies faithfully
sinful tans, darker than beach sand
moves swift beside the wind
in efforts to divert strife from within
defeated from all four corners
or so it was thought……………….

Think about it? mothers cry, mourning sons lost yesterday
by the wayside of drug induced pride
in the fast lane of the world, little girls often end up broken
by the father they never had
when will this madness end?
I say to you again, when will this madness end!

The American Dream lied faithfully to you and to me
who’s to blame?
founding fathers…politicians…the blind man on the corner begins for change?
my country tis of thee
sweet land of misery
for po Ms Maybelline, uneducated with thirteen mouths to feed
what us gon do now? She asks

Soon to realize there never was us
only you
only you can choose to cease the vicious cycle
of soak, rinse, spin
minds being hung out to dry
since the beginning of time

Never credited much for the contribution of our works
The American Dream lies faithfully
lies intent to hurt
keeping us scrambling to remain six feet out of dirt
what’s worse?

Charged with the crime of having pigmented skin

On trial

For evident lack of common skills needed to progress
digest the circumstances
who’s to blame?


The American dream is an illusion
voided spaces filled with cocaine, Aids, and penile institutions
changing faces, but the same….game….remains

Hours wasted contemplating on a nation half dead
jaded memories of the sixties taking its last breath
mentalities Master minded from a time
when color was a factor
in deciding if you were a field hand
or produced babies with “massa”

Diluting the bonds that formed strong minds

Strongholds
foretold a history coming full circle
for a familiar purpose
this is beyond bowties and bean pies
The American Dream lies

When the justice system is designed
to house a million black minds
A Million Man March
was a start but, somehow we drifted apart…..again

Don’t believe the hype
The American Dream is not what it seems
when I have four B.A degrees……..I am still not qualified
when it has four felonies and is Caucasian
“congratulations, you start tomorrow”

Yet, The American Dream says I’m lazy
only good for procreating
the offspring that feeds its family
modern day slavery
hidden behind cell block three


The American Dream houses shattered visions
of marches, boycotts, and sit-ins
picket lined recollections rust
replaced with video vixens and thug paradises
exploiting our bodies with your defensive lines/starting fives
mentoring our children’s minds
to perceive
this is all they are meant to achieve

(This is an excerpt from "The American Dream" a Saga)