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Brooklyn,
New York
February
21, 2005
Six
o’clock A.M.
Last
night they tried to kill Malcolm
But
they failed
They
firebombed his home
Hoping
that he was there
But he
was not there
He was
here
In the
heart and soul of his people
Beating
in tandem with every breath they took.
He was
where he has always been
Since
the day his eyes were opened
And he
began to speak.
Last
night they tried to kill Malcolm
But
they failed…
Look!
There he is!
Peeking
protectively through the drawn curtains!
His
loaded rifle ready
His
arms and eyes are steady
But
those who tried to kill Malcolm and failed,
Like
specters and hungry vultures
Have
vanished into the night
Slithering
like snakes away from the fight.
Last
night, again, they tried to kill Malcolm
But
again, my friends, they failed.
A
Salaam Alekum he was about to say
When a
hail of bullets ripped through his chest
And to
the floor he fell
His
precious blood being shed for us
For
again they tried to kill Malcolm
But
again, my friends they failed
Matter
cannot be destroyed!
Energy
cannot be destroyed!
Love,
like his love, cannot be destroyed
Truth,
like the ones he spoke,
Can
never, never, be destroyed!
Matter,
Energy, Love and truth
And
yes, Malcolm,
Can
never be destroyed
They
can only be transformed.
The
bullets that took his life
Did
not HIM destroy!
Now he
is here,
There,
Over
there,
Everywhere
For he
is truth… he is love
And he
peeks from his window
His
eyes steady.
His
rifle ready,
His
voice, afire,
Its
truth burning, searing into the very souls
Of
those who listen
Those
who dare to hear
The
wisdom of his words.
Just
wait he says
Just
wait…
“A
fox will not into a fire jump”
Just
wait…
Just
wait…
Just
wait
Get
ready
Our
day is right around the bend
Those
Black people you see my friend
Those
screaming off key
Those
with empty eyes
Who
seem to stare into space,
Those
who sell or fill their bodies with filth;
Those
who do nothing
But
play video games,
When
the time is ripe
They
too will be ready
To
finish the fight
When
fight we must.
Those
who speak like the demons
Who
someday we will have to fight,
They
too will fight… or perish!
You
see,
Malcolm
is there!
He is
here!
He us
over there!
He is
everywhere!
And
one day soon,
They
too will hear.
That’s
why,
Last
night they tried to kill Malcolm
But
they failed!
They
cannot destroy matter,
They
cannot destroy energy,
They
cannot destroy truth,
They
cannot destroy love,
And
Malcolm is all of the above!
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