the afro-future: what if we all masked?
What if we masked so hard,
we made masks a Black thing?
A new cultural symbol
to let freedom ring?
What if we masked so loud
with new colors and shapes
we make everything stylish
we keep style awake.
What if we masked so proud
cuz we know why we do it?
cuz they want us to die
but we wont let em transmit?
we;ll only manumit, we'll only outwit
we will not forget the virus that hit.
or should i say, the viruSES
cuz they love to preTEND,
that masking was only helping for fighting off coVID.