America The Beautiful



That’s not a Blackman, that’s something else

Oh beautiful for heroes proved

He’s assimilated and doesn’t know his true self

Who more than self, their country loved

They did him wrong, now he’s gone

In liberating strife

Oppression from the beginning, so long

And mercy more than life

Jannatul firdaus after he dies as he cries

America, America may God thy gold refine

You’ll never rise above this test

‘Til all success be nobleness

So I’ll see success if I decide

And every gain divined

As a child he was ridiculed

And you know when I was in school

They taught a song of fear

We used to sing it something like this, listen here

But watch out for the lies

Oh beautiful, for spacious skies

That part sounds insane

For amber waves of grain

Oh shit, nothing but thieves

For purple mountain majesties

They stole identities of the main

Above the fruited plain

This Bitch is doomed, I have no doubt

But now wait a minute, I’m talking about

the great prostitute who sits on many waters

Yes Her indeed

The kings of the earth committed adultery

America, sweet America

Centuries upon centuries flesh for food

You know, God done shed his grace on thee

Hid Islam in the Constitution see

He crowned thy good, yes he did, in brotherhood

The lie you tell and hope to be

From sea to shining sea

You know, I wish I had somebody to help me sing this

It wouldn’t be the way you think or even how you wish

(America, America, God shed his grace on thee)

For quite sometime, now listen to this lie

America, I love you America, you see

I love my country, not Her motives, she will die

My God he done shed his grace on thee

Your death is real soon maybe high-noon

And you oughta love him for it

You oughta kill yourself soon

Go ahead and get the shit over wit

‘Cause he, he, he, he crowned thy good

In various verses and scriptures

He told me he would, with brotherhood

Also said You’re the worst creature

(From sea to shining Sea)

THE ARK PROJECT is here, now ALL ABOARD

Oh Lord, oh Lord, I thank you Lord

(Shining sea)

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 April 25, 2023

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Raheem Muhammad

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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