Born Malcolm Little in Omaha in 1925
You were forced to flee
white supremicists twice
before the age of five
Your fearless father was murdered and
Your mother then went insane
Eight children then got fostered out
But no one got the blame
You wanted to be a lawyer and you
Graduated the top of your class
But your racist ignorant teacher
Was much worse than a pain in the ass
So you drifted into crime in Harlems’
Tough mean neighbourhoods
Running numbers ,narcotics,prostitution
The main leader of the hoods
You got ten years with your buddy
Malcolm “ Shorty “ Jarvis
Serving seven in reality on
A host of burglary charges
While doin time for all these crimes
You had a religious conversion
Accepting Elijah’s Muhammeds' teaching
And the Nation of Islams’ version
Of analysis and enpowerment of Afro-American blacks
While the long feared “Black Messiah”
then crisscrossed the States
Buiding the NOI
Brilliant oratorical skills
and many wise insights
Then brought the activities of the State
And an agenda of a shortened life
Then the test of faith arrives
Elijah is no living prophet
Affairs and children everwhere
And warm comfort from good profit
You broke with the Nation Of Islam
And founded the Muslim Mosque
Returning from Mecca in 64
Preaching unity to beat the boss
But this new message of unity
Made you a bigger threat than ever
The NOI then moved against you
And the State was boxing clever
Slaughtered in the Audobon ballroom
in the year 1965
A second man is caught by the crowd
But he was never ever tried
Laid to rest in Fernhill cemetry
A martyred “Black Messiah”
The powerful just could not let you live
And feared your love and fire i see you now
Standing tall,
Erect, fearless,
Speaking with voice so loud
"Speaking up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
for the rights of all who are destitute.
Speaking up and judge fairly;
defend the rights of the poor and needy."
I hear you Malcolm.
You with perfect diction.
Fire in your voice
Fire in your eyes
Saying the things
That the Brother and Sister
Long to hear.
I feel the warmth of your
Handclasp.
The true feeling of friendship
I feel the tenderness of your love
And sincerity.
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