Re Creation's Song

Re Creation’s Song

by Marshal Gebbie

 

Were that I were bounteous,
Were that I were strong,
Were that I had substance
I would sing for freedom’s song.

I would sing, as does a blackbird
With a resonance so clear
As to wake the deaf of humankind
And hound their jaded ear.  

To awake their sense of sameness
To jolt their sense of fair,
To arouse the warmth of brotherhood,
To cleanse our racist air.

For the blacks, the whites, the brindle
Are homogenously one,
You break the skin, the blood is red
We’re born beneath one sun.

Each man loves his mother’s warmth
Each man holds his wife,
Each man feeds his children
And cherishes their life.

So where’s the racial difference?
What makes this problem start ?
What prompts the cold Kalashnikov
To kill that other heart?

What prompts back alley beatings
Of infidels who stray ?
What price religious difference
By men who say they pray?

Who is this God who fosters war ?
How can he profess to be
A champion of sanity
To unleash this killing spree ?

Were that I were bounteous,
Were that I were strong,
Were that I had wisdom
I would sing for freedom’s song.

I would sing for racial harmony,
I would sing for such a day,
That men could laugh together
Be they black or white or grey.

Marshalg
For the United States of Humanity.
2 July 2011

Reviews

[Devons]

One gets the feeling, having read this, that if there IS a God then perhaps he is NOT bounteous, strong or wise... And we as human beings are therefore unlikely to be bounteous, strong and wise either. A thought to ponder.
This is a magnificent bit of work. I know that 'songs for freedom' are a little naive and sweet on the whole, but this is so rousing, lingually insightful, and lyrically perfected that it transcends anything of its genre that has previously passed before my eyes.

[Dayran]

A port in a storm. What a relief to be able to hear words not heard in a long time. Hurray for wishes.

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

I would sing with you and I do believe this is a fine start! Wonderful piece!