Poet's Corner: "Whitey Wants to Go Back to the Moon (A Tribute to Gil Scott-Heron)"

In a sea of obscurity,
a black man lives in infamy,
while whitey commemorates historically,
one small step for man,
one giant step for mankind.

Marooned on his own planet,
once again whitey’s back at it—
whitey wants to go back to the moon.

A black man ain’t got no job,
no car,
no pot to piss in.

A black man ain’t got no money,
no future,
no house to stew in.

Trapped on his own planet,
once again whitey’s back at it;
only this time,
the first black president has said

we ain’t going back to the moon—
we’re going to mars.
And if we can’t reach mars,
then we’ll fall among the stars

Rest assured Gil Scott-Heron—

Whitey ain’t going back to the moon.

P.S. This time the revolution will be televised—
on T.V.,
Cable T.V.,
the Internet,
Podcast,
Facebook,
Tweeter,
My Space,
YouTube,
…

By Emmett Wheatfall
http://emmettwheatfall.com/
Used with permission of the author.

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