Reaction to Birth of a Nation (2016)

Standing united

Strong and upset

Tired of injustice

Tired of bloody sweat

Shoulder to shoulder

Some tall, dark, large

Others smaller

But none lacking courage to charge

Kings and princes

Royalty unchained

Released by the revelation

Each bearing God’s name

Son, heir, gifted

Chosen, dearly beloved

Unstoppable united

Broken apart

Determination on all faces

Relentless fight in each heart

Among the shifters, mixed races

Our story flows like veins

One black drop unites us, even when hard to see

But those who hide and blend with the enemy

Oppose us with their silence and lack of empathy

Remember your suckling days

The brown breasts that fed you

Best believe if you watch without action

These are the least of these, my brethren

Silence is not an option

Thinking alone is not enough

Act as if each soul is your own

Fight until Justice reclaims her throne

May our blood flow with purpose from the start to the end

Each drop upbuilding, let our healing begin.