Memories

“Turtleneck”

El primer

I wear turtleneck sweaters to hide the rope

Marks around my neck and when I sit back and reflect I come

To the conclusion I’ still a slave

Took the two branches that held my hands together

For try in’ to be free’

Sat on the back porch

Started knitting’ my camouflage

RED

WHITE

AND BLUE

Sweater that hides the

Rope marks around my neck

Born in 1393 99 years before Columbus so called found

Amerika

Sat on

“ Plymouth Rock”

Walked around freely following the big dipper and road on underground rail ways and I thought I was free then they shackled me up one mo’

Ga’in

I wear turtleneck sweaters to hide the rope

Marks around my neck and when I sit back and reflect I come

To the conclusion I’ still a slave

I wear turtle neck sweaters to hide the tighten’

Rope marks around

My neck

Sitting’ on the back porch in my rocking chair knitting my camouflage

RED
WHITE
AND
BLUE

Had me picking cotton and slanging

Cane

Bow' in yes ma'am and No ma'am

Stepping and fetching

I wear turtleneck sweaters to hide the rope

Marks around my neck and when I sit back and reflect I come

To the conclusion I’ still a slave

I grew in the emancipation and proclamation

Honest Abe’ free ‘n’

Me but I am still wearing turtle neck sweaters to

Hide the rope marks around my neck cause I am

Still a slave

The present is 199 years later and my

Unborn seed died in the womb with the umbilical cord around his neck cause he knew he was a slave two

I can feel the Noose getting tighter and tighter it makes we wanna jump….