Truth To Power



When Truth comes on the scene, it knocks falsehood (Power) brains out,

Coming like a thief in the dream, setting wrongs right including Trump’s clout.

Then those who scheme with fraud, the ones who’ve set the contradicting laws,

Running toward politics their god, will see The Truth while dying in applause.

They make you borrow money, even when you don’t want to- Credit Cards,

They start wars like it’s funny, loaning money to the countries they’ll soon discard.

They put Smallpox in blankets, damn shame sixty thousand ancestors gone,

They want me to forget shit, most people have already committed to that wrong.

They bombed a Black city, bombs worldwide with the biggest one in Japan,

They kill various ethnicities, but Truth is soon while they focus on the Blackman.

They are your open enemy, whether you are a true Christian, Muslim or Jew,

They’re surrounded by many waters, oceans, lakes, gulfs, rivers and falls,

They spend without real dollars; her fall will be hard because her flag stood tall.

They hate me and my ancestors, they were all Muslims, and you won’t even help,

They hate you but love bad debtors, percentages of interest the higher made yelp.

When Truth comes on the scene, it knocks falsehood (Power) brains out,

Coming like a thief in the dream, setting wrongs right including Trump’s clout.

Then those who scheme with fraud, the ones who’ve set the contradicting laws,

Running toward politics their god, will see The Truth while dying in applause.

About this poem

An activist is a person who campaigns for some kind of social change. When you participate in a march protesting the closing of a neighborhood library, you’re an activist. Someone who’s actively involved in a protest or a political or social cause can be called an activist. A revolutionist is someone who wants to change the world — not just sitting around talking about it, but actually doing something to bring about change.

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Submitted by TheArkProject on July 06, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Raheem Muhammad

 · 1964 · Alabama

Active Revolutionist from Chicago, by way of New Jersey, Atlanta, Birmingham, and now NOLA; dedicating his life to establish a truly independent economic system for the poor and oppressed peoples of America first. Fighting for those faces you see and don't see on the websites: THE ARK PROJECT LLC THE BEEP INC. BEEP BLACK WALL STREET BOOKS I'm Muslim, I'm Black and I'm American so I guess I have three strikes against me LOL. I'm here reaching out to those concerned about the great divides that no-one wants to address and I'm here to address them head-on (Social Injustice, Islamophobia, Systematic Oppression, etc...). I am the author of this book: "Oh, Say Can You See!?" (Secrets) & Truth Is In The Art which shows how passionate I am about what was done and what continues to be done and ignored. Poetry is as a result of my life experiences as well as my opinions. They are my studies of the scriptures while paralleling them with history along with the present day's crimes against humanity, by those that claim to govern us. Keep in mind that my love for this country is beyond measure and incomparable. However, there are principles that a person ascertains to and therefore must stand upon. more…

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