Only Then To Find Myself

When I made a decision To use the name I was blessed with Adding a second name that meant exactly What my first name means in a different dialect... Folks got upset. Because I wanted to perfect my identity! Lawrence S. I was going to be! People could not pronounce 'Suhuba'. Thinking it was something like scuba diving. And when I told them the name was Yoruban. From true Egyptian/Yoruba tradition... You would have thought those of colonial understandings, Had thought I lost my ancestral mind! I've known who I've been all this time! I am defined and proud, To announce my heritage out loud. Originality? Being free of subservience, I imagine that is what is seen in me. I have an integrity with dignity. And could care less who is lost in distress. I was there... Before I awakened, To remove someone else's brand! Only then to find myself... Disrespected by my own kind, Whose minds had been completely brainwashed! And free to think of themselves as insignificant.