My Soul Says Yes

I sit by the window every day but you never smile say hello or even look my way. What’s the matter? You don’t have a place to go? Do you have a job? You can’t get one? Why? What’s that? What’s a felony conviction? Oh! Oh! Something illegal. What was that you say? Aint--aint,.aint nuthin’. Oh aint no thang but a chicken wang.

Oh! Ok! Baby may I ask how old you are. TWENTY-SIX, and can’t get a job that must be hard. Oh lawd. This felony thing how did ya’ get it. Uhuh, uhuh, oh really! Oh my goodness gracious, you are one smart man though you must read a lot. So you mean to tell me that 5 grams of crack cocaine is the same punishment as 500 grams of powder stuff, uhuh. Ten years. Ten years, you were locked up for ten years. Well, what you gonna do about that? You out now aint’ nobody controlling you or your life. Don’t let them or anybody else, I don’t care who it is, tell you, you can’t be successful just ‘cause of a messy past.. Young man what’s your name?

BULLDOG! Now I know your moma did not name you Bulldog. What’s your real name honey? Honey what’s your real name? Benjamin Kwame. Oh how beautiful. Benjamin Kwame do you know what I see, I see a beautiful wonderful spirit in you. You know what else I see. It’s time for a change because sometimes change is good. Mr. Benjamin Kwame it’s time for you to take your anger out on Congress and not the streets because when you take it out on the streets you try to kill everyone that you see including good ole’ folk like me. You know what you should do.. gather up some of your homies and gangster friends and march on Washington. Tell them that the law is racially biased and therefore unconstitutional. Instead of standing on the corner buying the hippity hop hype you should carry a bullhorn all the way to Washington DC and stand on the Capitol Steps, and tell it like it is. Start a petition signed only by former drug dealers and gang bangers telling Congress to practice what they be preachin’ and be fair. And you know what else Mr. Benjamin Kwame you should start loving and believing in yourself. What? What’s that you say sugah’ awe shucks that’s awe fully nice of you to say. You think I’m good you ought to get to know God.