This is for you, it is written by David Nelson

He's not here today
There are three black poets, or six or maybe a hundred in this town
But he’s not here and I didn't memorize it enough so I have to read it

It's for you

Are you ready black people?

(Are you ready?)

All right now listen listen

Are you ready black people?

Are you ready black people?

Are you really ready?

Ready to do what is necessary?

To do what is necеssary to do?

Are you ready black man?
Black women arе you ready? Are you ready? x3

Here me good now
Here me good now
Here me good now

Are you ready to kill if necessary?

Is your mind ready?

Is your body ready?

Are you ready to do what you have to do to create life?

Are you ready to smash white things
To burn buildings
Are you ready?

Are you ready to build black things?

Are you ready give yourself your love
Your soul
Your heart
To create life?

Are you ready to create out of nothing?
Are you ready black people
Are you ready
Are you ready?

Black man
Black youth
Black women
Black everybody
Are you really really really ready?

I ain’t finished yet

You got to get your own self together you see
You got to ask yourself these questions

Are you ready to call the wrath of black gods?

Black magic to do do your bidding?

Are you ready to use whatever is necessary?

Yeah let me here you say it

Like this

Yes I'm ready
Yes I'm ready
Alright
Alright, oh lord have mercy

Are you ready to groove?

Ok

Are you ready to listen to all the beautiful black voices
The beautiful black feelings
The beautiful black waves moving in beautiful air
Are you ready to love black
Always loving black
Are you ready
Black people are you ready?

Are you ready to listen?
Are you ready to hear?
Are you ready to feel?
Are you ready to do?
Black people are you ready?


An most important
You over there
Most important
Are you ready to change?
I said are you ready to change?
Are you ready to change yourself?

You know what I'm talking about
You know what I'm talking about
You know what I'm talking about

Are you ready to go inside yourself and change yourself?

Huh?

I'm almost through now
That plane kinda messed up the impact a little bit

Are you ready to change into a groovy groovy black person?

Are you really ready to change yourself
Turn yourself inside out through and through
And make yourself a through and through and through and through and through and through and through and through and through real black person

I say are you ready?

See ya later
I'll see ya later
Take that home with you

Tony Lawrence: Ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters Nina Simone!