Tag: Donald Seals

By Donald Seals
I once was a slave, but I’ll never be one again,
because ive learned how to think, and be proud of the
color of my skin.
I can remember the times when I walked with my
head towards the ground,
and I jumped with fear at every little sound
You never really knew me, so you
didn’t know I had a brain inside
and now you wonder why I’m so successful,
it’s because of the 400 years of thinking I
always had to hide.
I can’t even explain to you what
400 years of pain has done to me,
but I can tell you a million stories
of how good it feels to be free.
I don’t feel hate towards you, because
you were a slave inside of yourself,
So all the times you beat me was
because you didn’t know how to ask me for
help.
I always use to wonder if I would
be better off inside of a grave,
Because I suffered the pains of
death everyday that I was a slave.
But I never gave up, and I continued
to help build this land,
and now everyone calls me Mr. President, and exslave,
and a Black Man.

By Donald Seals
I’m tired of felling sorry for
myself, because it causes me nothing but pain,
and even when the sun is shining
all I feel is the cold chills of the rain.
The emptiness inside me has become
like the darkened skies of the night
because I had given up on myself,
and I couldn’t see any Hope in sight.
I walked around with the pain of
failure living deep inside me,
and even when help came my way
it was almost impossible for me to see.
My life had created its own
pain and sorrow,
and the emptiness inside me hurt
so bad I diddn’t care about my tomorrows.
But those times are now gone, and hope
has come my way,
because I’ve found faith in myself
that helps me to Succeed Day after Day