"Please Fix It"

Hello my sister.

What's up my brother?

What have you discovered with the message I've spoken

throughout the years and tears of my life?

Despite the pain, I continued to maintain.

A smile on my face to demonstrate my obligation

To educate the black nation of people who need to pay attention

and pursue the journey of our fallen stars of tomorrow.

Because we borrowed the innocence,

to make cents of their monkey-see, monkey-do mentality,

which they've embraced as their reality

to rites of passage that has managed to damage their spirit

Please fix it!

The bond we've broken from the words that were chosen

and spoken years ago to regain control of our identity

within the community that will be extinct if we don't revert back to our roots.

To be exact, we must teach the facts

A family and community that pray together, stays together to weather any storm.

I must inform those of you who were born to lead,

must do so without arrogance or greed.

Because our flowers are in need of love, guidance and a sense of belonging,

in a world unjust and judgmental in spirit.

Please fix it!

So that our stars of tomorrow

can regain confidence, not sorrow, in self.

And begin to respect and protect

the integrity of our history that brought us out of misery

through struggle, love and unity.

Please fix it!

by: Sherrod Ellis

November 1, 2005