The American Lie they told
Even as our black ancestors were being stole and sold
They American Lie they told
Even as our black ancestors were working for nothing almost naked in the cold
The American Lie they told
Even while our black ancestors were dipping and dodging from slave patrols
The American Lie they told
While our black ancestors were building their monuments lacquered in gold
The American Lie they told
While our black ancestors shivered and quivered at the sound of horse hoofs
Knowing that they was not one of them were bulletproof
The American Lie they told
When our black ancestors hard earned 40 acres were taken
The American Lie they told
When our black ancestors battle-worn rights were forsaken
The American Lie they told
When our black ancestors bodies were left burning in plain sight
Simply for fighting for those mistaken civil rights
The American Lie, The American Lie
What lie our ancestors now cry
That the Blackman had bootstraps to pull themselves up
When the only boots that were seen were worn by a white man in bluejeans
Pressing on the necks of the black oppressed
To ensure the American Lie that was told
Would never leave the racist stranglehold

Joseph Hall

August 28, 1963

It’s hard to believe that 69 years have passed
69 years ago really?
Dr. King was speaking, preaching, mesmerizing, tantalizing, and boldly prophesying
Speaking about his dream
Wednesday, August 28, 1963, a day that will live in ….
A nation truly color blind, a nation truly built on hope, a nation no longer under the racial microscope
While his dream was fine
The reality is, and, was that America was in a moral decline
It was King’s purpose to bring man loving man to the surface
Baby mommas screaming, momma’s babies no longer dreaming
Baby mommas losing hope, mamma’s babies full of dope
Baby mommas crying, momma’s babies constantly dying
America ain’t even trying, politicians get fed by lying
Malcolm called it a nightmare while King died in despair
The dream, oh that glorious, magnificent dream
That left the crowd mesmerized, tantalized is now historically analyzed
As a fantasy, beyond the scope of America’s reality
While racism and bigotry rule America’s mentality
Oh, that dream why did we have to awake for God’s sake.

Joseph Hall