Nat Turner

I wonder
If south Hampton
Told the citizens
That They don’t speak of his name
Ever again…not in textbooks
Not in Virginia at all
Hampton
Was like we don’t say his name….
Remember we skinned him alive
We ate him to the bone….
He was too powerful…

Black folks heard
And talked
And the white folks
Hushed them constantly
They triggered
They were traumatized

Yet his story lives on and on
Well white people
Y’all can’t stop this narrative
Y’all tried to buckbreak them in your tales

You do know
Nat Turner
Is a wholesome spirit
That haunts all over your towns
In your bones…,
Honesty

You can’t even exorcise
Not even your coons
Cos
Nat left bloodstains to
Remember
That slave owners fuck around
And find out…..
It was a rebellion
It was a revolt….

White people
Quivered
At the thought…
White people
Interrupted
Black voices
That tells the whole truth….

And they knew what they did….

Their guilt trip continues
To gaslight us in silent mode
But

We continue to speak of his noble name…..

Nat Turner is our beloved hero….

We say his name
In Southampton Virginia….
We say his name
In Dc
In New York
In Africa
In Australia

Nat Turner
Nat Turner
Nat Turner
Why do y’all back off?
Like you see a ghoul for the first time?
Don’t be scared!

Nat Turner
Is our ancestor
We don’t forget
We can’t…
We shouldn’t….

White folks
Want us to.
We refuse….

They need to
Get over themselves
And face their fear
Face their guilt….

And we do have the right to talk
About
Nat Turner….he’s part of our history….

They could be scared if they want to
I don’t coddle their frights….

✊🏿💯©️ Kai C. 1-21-24