Ode To Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War

My courageous she-roes and heroes from way back when

Unethical discrimination and all isms were far worst back then

As bold ones rallied and marched to a mothers cry

There were those who struggled, dared to win or laid down to die

You fought the good fight

Some forced to run or take flight

Escaping cruelty and other persecution from the law

 Because you stood up for the meek and for the poor

All while teaching, feeding and organizing the people

Their voices echoed for justice just to be equal

The coward enemies of the people continued to hold us back

Masses of our people were under constant attack

The staunch resistors, mostly black and latino brothers and sisters  

The brave, the bold and the strong took a stand

They crated formations of SNCC, FPO, BPP, BLA, YLO, with support from some Weathermen

The battle fields covered with freedom fighters blood

By occupying pigs shooting bullets like rain soaked grass covered with mud

Like reigns of pouring CoIntelPro

 Telling the movement to go straight to hell

While their soldiers are honored enjoying the rapture

Our militant soldiers to endure a brutal capture

Behind enemy lines some will rot and sit

For years left to linger in the devils pit

Yet today we still feel the struggle, the strife

From the enemies gun and well honed knife

Plotting and planning to take another hue-man life

Wake up black people, Stand up black people

So that we never re-live the pain and the torture from way back when

Rise up my courageous black she-roes and heroes from way back then.

By David X