For Malcolm, with gratitude.for all the lost years of imprisonment Imprisonment See also Isolation. Alcatraz Island former federal maximum security penitentiary, near San Francisco; “escapeproof.” [Am. Hist.: Flexner, 218] Altmark, the German prison ship in World War II. [Br. Hist. & That Beam of Light which came into the cell of Your skull. for the Revolution in You for eschewing all wickedness, vanity & self-hatred, for loving the African You for becoming an agent of Truth of Allah, of God, by any name, for touching what was Holy in You for the eloquent words which awakened us giving Power to a long too powerless race, for the wisdom born in You for shining an antiseptic antiseptic, agent that kills or inhibits the growth of microorganisms on the external surfaces of the body. Antiseptics should generally be distinguished from drugs such as antibiotics that destroy microorganisms internally, and from disinfectants, which destroy Light in all the vermin-infested corners of America, for the Courageousness which emanated from You for loving Betty with an example of faithfulness we should all aspire to aspire to verb aim for, desire, pursue, hope for, long for, crave, seek out, wish for, dream about, yearn for, hunger for, hanker after, be eager for, set your heart on, set your sights on, be ambitious for , for that which was Golden in You for breaking thru the boa-constricting suit of sharkskin shark·skin n. 1. The skin of a shark. 2. Leather made from the skin of a shark. 3. A rayon and acetate fabric having a smooth, somewhat shiny surface. oppression, for exploring the Mecca in You for not asking, not begging, but deMANding Freedom By Any Means Necessary By any means necessary is a translation of a phrase coined by the French intellectual Jean Paul Sartre in his play Dirty Hands. I was not the one to invent lies: they were created in a society divided by class and each of us inherited lies when we were born. , for the Zulu Warrior in You for walking with common men while retaining the posture of a Shining Black Prince, for the unbending Spirit in You for the giving of Your SELF, & of Your Life as a symbol of a Greater Evolution for representing all the Majesty & complexity & Beauty of Us, for carving Your name into the Pyramids of Our Long, Illustrious History for Explaining The Real Me for Teaching The Real Me & for Giving The stolen Me back to Me. |
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