Invisible Superhero

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I am incognegro

the invisible superhero

here I come to save the day



up up up & away



I am strong enough to

build a country with my

big ol'hands

just take a look at what

I did with Amerika's land



I am faster than 3

German Shepards at the

heels of my feet

my hearing is keen enough

to dicipher the word on

the street

I even got more pound than an

Elvis Presley stolen beat

& I be damned, I've never

known the meaning of defeat



I am incognegro the invisible

superhero



My back carries so many scars

How many? Count the number of

grassblades in your backyard

you still won't comprehend

how far

I have come

in my fight for

freedom



I am incognegro the invisible

superhero



it is because of my talented feet

and my skilled hands

you stayed glued to the tube

and fill stadium stands

it is because I do what I do

the new building on campus is erected

and named after you



See what you don't understand is

I still remain to be seen

recognize me muthafucka

I ain't no fuck'n feen

or a drug dealer

or an auto stealer

or the cat at yo'back

at the money machine

and I ain't in no gang just

cuz I run wit a team



I am incognegro the invisible superhero

I am Sourjourner

with a twist of Nat Turner

I be Martin 10 times blessed

with the gall & balls of Malcolm X

phonetically divine like Maya A.

pocket with a grip like Oprah PAID

Superman don't got shit on me

no way in hell he could've endured

my history

he a punk anyway get weak from a

little green rock

he couldn't handle the scars

I got

or the knots

from the rocks

thrown upside my head

yeah, sure, I should be

dead

but I'm not

cuz I got

the hops

to stay ontop



Thats why I will press on and

continue to do what I do

because one day someone will

tell the truth

about how this land is really

mine

because it was built with my

blood and my time

but until then I will continue

to fight and do what is right

and liberate my people with justice

in sight

now stand back as I prepare to go

I mean flow

as incognegro the invisible superhero

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foxgloves's picture

Very powerful.

enolalily's picture

I've spent the whole morning reading some of your poems...you write with so much emotion and such honesty...it's refreshing and it's rare. I know here you are writing for many but it just seems so strikingly different to how I would imagine you...incognito and invisible...the honesty and truth in your words could make you visible to millions.

Gail Brown's picture

Excellent content, geat rythm. I could hear it, feel it, see it. This is one of my favourites. :) You truly have a God given gift.