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I am Micah
Rev. Reynard N. Blake Jr
13 Jul 2016
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by Rev. Reynard Blake, Jr.

“I may not kill but I am armed to deconstruct bullshit.”

I am Micah

by Rev. Reynard Blake, Jr.

I may not have killed Dallas Police officers

But there’s a Micah X. Johnson in me

I have rage

A “Bigger Thomas” rage

A John Brown rage

A Malcolm X rage

I want to eliminate abominations

White supremacy

Black hopelessness

Sometimes I want to speak in the only language the white man seems to understand

VIOLENCE

Isn’t that why the NRA exists?

Express yourself with bullets?

There’s a Micah X. Johnson in me

He armed himself to the teeth

Bomb-making materials, vests, rifles and ammo

I arm myself—nonviolently

I read

From Cone to Cornel to Coates to Dyson to DuBois

From hooks to Hurston to Malveaux to Morrison

From Black Enterprise to Boyce Watkins to Black Agenda Report

And on, and on, and on

I listen to countless thinkers

I may not kill but I am armed to deconstruct bullshit

Like when Guliani or anyone in the GOP denigrates Black Lives Matter
From Blue Pill/Red Pill to Carnell to Griff to Black Dot to ZaZa to Tariq Nasheed

I sharpen my mind

I may not kill but I am armed to deconstruct bullshit

Like when Guliani or anyone in the GOP denigrates Black Lives Matter

Like when black people blindly support Hillary Clinton even after her “Super predator” comment

Yes, there’s a Micah X. Johnson in me

Angry

However, I disagree with his methodology to address white supremacy

Killing solves little

Nevertheless, I understand the rage that makes one pick up a gun

But, picking up a gun is easy

Too easy in America

And, that’s the problem

Reverend Reynard N. Blake, Jr., M. S. is an ordained Baptist minister living in East Lansing, Michigan with his wife Karen Kelly-Blake, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences at Michigan State University (MSU). He earned his Master of Science degree in Community Development-Urban Studies from MSU and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the College of Charleston (SC). He has authored and co-authored several articles on faith-based community development and is also a poet, essayist, and social critic. His work has appeared on Black Commentator, Michigan Family Review, Op-ED.com, the Online Journal of Urban Youth Culture and Black Agenda Report. He is putting on the final touches on a book of political parody and poetry; no publisher yet. He would appreciate any input on where and how he can get it published. He can be reached atreynardblakejr@yahoo.com.

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