Million Man March
a sea
an ocean
a flood of tears
and hugs
daps and slaps
nappy male love
one million caps
and crowns and
burnt brass faces
whoever said it was less
didn't count noses
or wet eyes
didn't hear the black thunder
echo
or feel the wave of trust
that almost launched
the Egyptian monument
pretending to belong
to washington
its a new day black man
and an early Kwanzaa
for mothers and babies
who search
the stars at night
wishing for their sugar
looking for their daddies
one million men
no niggers
one million
one soul
for real columbuses
re-discovering themselves
finally being woman enough to
give birth
to a new idea
new attitudes
a new direction
a new day
if only one
sober
solemn
sincere
son, brother, cousin, uncle
father, granddaddy or husband
had shown up
it still would have been
one magnificent
holy day
but it was
much more than that
a million times
more.
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