A soliloquy to True Love

Ah! . . . When was it  you and I  met?

was it in the days of Kings & Queens 

Before you were sold/bought -- captured & taken to the ships

bound for a land you knew not where?

or

Was it in the fields where he labored for nought

while you slaved in the kitchen of a house that Jack had

built upon the bones of parents you knew not

children you could not have . . .

built upon the tears you dared not shed

blood you did not own?

just when was it you and i met?

was it on the back of the bus

where even a word spoken between you

must be in whispered tones?

or

Was it amidst the throngs in endless procession

as you marched blindly...arm-in-arm, heads held high . . .

between two dead men's feet hoping in vain that

your rights as human beings would be recognized

by people not quite civil? 

just when was it you and i met?

Was it on a slick city street

where the fast life, the night life, the hip life - the no life

takes its toll

upon the undead who lives a thousand deaths

as Black dreams are deferred in lieu-of

down payments of cadillacs

or some such hog

and the precious skins of animals are tokens

for admittance into a world

not quite enough for the cit-tay?

Just when was it you and i met?

Was it when you were torn apart. . .

he to the new masta's houses for the wretched of the earth

you left 'free" to suffer alone

at the claws of the demons of death

and protectors of wealth

who care nothing about your love or you?

or

. . . Did you meet in the grips of insanity

as you bravely fought the cruelties you could not phantom

while he patiently with love fought at your side?

Just when was it you and i met?

Was it when you needed him most

and he was always there?

or

Was it when he needed you most

and you were always there?

Just when was it you say you and i met?

But when all is done and all is past. . . . does it really matter?. . . We've met. . . and i love you! 

Have a Great Day!!!    Solidarity and Peace!