Mateen a Poem

“You get to decide 

What kind of King

You are going to be.”

Born with memory of Memories

Born to hold the past in your eyes

Born to love, lead, live, and look,

Born in a labyrinth of looking glasses legends

Vision sharpened with ancestral swords 

Clear.

Deep.

Infinite.

Moonbeams dance with stardust

Shadows run with secret shy smiles.

“You are a good man

With a good heart.”

“You get to decide

What kind of King

You are going to be.”

African ashes birthmarks

Traces of the past futures

Knowledge embodied

Scars mark the way

To pass tomorrows.

“You are a good man

With a good heart.”

“You get to decide

What kind of King

You are going to be.”

Black Bold Beautiful

Blood lines 

One drop

Bond us forever

One drop

Transcending 

Time and Space.

One drop

Forever becomes today.

“You are a good man

With a good heart.”

“Show them who you are.”