PeopleOf The

Future/DayBy

Youssef Khalim

ISBN 978-0-9787810-2-6

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Noah P. Khalim and Youssef Khalim - Graphics Layout, and DesignJames E. Hollis - PhotographyGloria Robinson - Backcover Photo

This publication’s source of graphics includes Adobe Photoshop, Compton’sOnline Encyclopedia (on AOL), and Performa Clip Art. The use of art pieces,graphics, photos, or likenesses in People Of The Future/Day does not constituteagreement with or endorsement of ideas contained in the publication by theowners thereof. The cover sketch, Two Souls, is by Noah Khalim, Chicago.

ISBN 978-0-9787810-2-6

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PeopleOf The

Future/Day

Table of ContentsI. Dedication

II. Of Women 1Marsha (Ahsram) 2Spring Wind Now 3Sandra 4A Sister 5

III. Of Marriage 6Vow 7

IV. Of Destiny & Struggle 8Of Liberation 9Som’n ‘Bout Land 10Uhuru (Meaning Freedom) 11Traitors 13People of the Future/Day 14Media 15TV in America 16Road to Freedom 17Haiti 18Lovers Fight? 19My Blood 20Vigil 210f Food 22

V. 0f Ancestors & Offspring 23Incarnation 24Runako 250f Love Affairs 26J.L. Robinson II 27

VI. Of Light & Frivolity, Songs to Sing or Read 28Of Light 29‘Tis Music 30Style 31If 32Love Now 33I Love You 34Other Books 35

1.0 Dedication and Acknowledgment

To: Larisa Khalim (The real or ideal soulmate: inspiration).

Tonya Tracy Khalim and

Runako Soyini Khalim, (my most beloved daughters).

Mother and Grandmother and Great-grandmother, (my most belovedmaternal biological ancestors, and spiritual antecedents).

M. A. Garvey (one of my 7 M’s: my role models).

Youssef Khalim II; III (my most beloved sons).

Father and Grandfather and Great-grandfather, (my most belovedpaternal biological ancestors, and spiritual antecedents).

To: The Forerunners and Reincarnation sources (beloved biologicalancestors and spiritual antecedents), and

The Almighty (our Spiritual Father), from whence we come.

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II. Of Women

Women are of theSubstance which keeps theWorlds a-spinning.

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Marsha (Ahsram)

There are no songs,No thoughts, no tantalizing miazma* colors,There are no picture words to picture you.

No lights reflect,No cameras can pan, intake.No pensive moods can feel your feel.No myriad Kaladi* paints of brush,No strings of lyre,No sounding trumpets harping grandly:There are no picture words to picture you.

No sunsets catch,Nor sunrise matchYour splendid splendor.

No sweet and scenty,Bright transcendentFlowery flower’s on a par with you.

No eloquence,No heralds would announce,No silvery words to speech,

No monuments,No golden jewels,No priceless prize:There are no picture words to picture you.

Were it be known,You must be felt: be known, be had.

There are no picture words toPicture you.

*Miazma- Liquid appearing prismatic conditions created by bright light andunparallel transparent planes or water vapor.

*Kaladi-Multifaceted.

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Spring Wind Now

She let me beShe let me free

And now so highI, butterfly

Can tasteThe other flowers.

3

Sandra

You be like dancing, sliver colorsGliding easy,

And crisp-bright clever actsAnd feats of poise.

You be like dainty svelteVirgin gardens

And stately emblem flowersBudding fresh.

You be like masterpieceEnvisioned

And dreams by saintly geniusSouls.

You be like sounds of velvetThronged in Sunbeams

And life aglow caress(ed)EV-E-R YNote:

You be like Ophir’s prizesAnd sought like Gilead.

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A Sister

Said she dancedAnd I’d be interestedT’ see.

But I’m not looking forwardTo it,

Cause when she walksIt’s musicalBallet

Sculptured majesty,Smooth, flowing,Regal,Natural dance.

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III. Of Marriage

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Vow

I pledge to love youStand beside youAt all times,Especially when youNeed me.

& I pledge patience,Loyalty, respect,Charity/affection.

I pledge my soul

& mind & bodyBeg to serveAnd warm assist youTo enjoy of life & living.

Likewise, I pledgeTo the creationOf our love,Forever.

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IV. Of Destiny & Struggle

8

Of Liberation

“What must the people say of the fruitsOf their labor?”

Say: “After all work is done toward theEnd result, forces of the UniverseComplete what is needed; I am theManifest force of the Universe; myWork is not in vain.”

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Som’n ‘Bout Land

Hey, brotherman, Have you seen plane land on air?Dig this rap No, land on land.‘bout land:

Can you buildIf you can Concrete withoutShow me man Some land?SomethingNot from land. Now,

Canaan landThere’s thread Was stolenFrom land Land,& lead The Promised Land.From land, & Ameri-can on stolen land.&Light & gas & Tell me man,Wood from land. We rap ‘bout

Land,Leather goods& shoes from Now,Land. Ain’t it time& To take--Silver, gold, Our land?DiamondsFrom land.

Glass from land,& brass from landA mule from land,Jack.

Tell me man,Don’t we needSome land?

Say, have you seen some food from air?No, food from land.

Have you seenA man fromAir?

No, man from land.

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Uhuru (Meaning, Freedom)

Across the Horn of Aden Where Niger flowComes this query: Stops, Kongo startsUhuru? Uhuru? & ocean framesUhuru yet? Her ample vastness,Are you ready for Uhuru Comes the queryYet? In shriek & scream,

Over the snake-tongued As if it bad someNile this query: Nostrils blared,

Tis like monotone’s And bones stitchedEntreaty, O’er with blood

& tissue, lymph, & marrowQuerying, question’ng Heart & gut,The oft asked query

And out its bowelsOf the Sons across It now must shout:Time’s spanning:

Thundering’s pinnacleAre you ready Lighting’s clap,Ready yet?

And earthquake’sAtop Mt. Kenya, stride Ruwenzoris, Roar:Amid the thunderOf the falls This selfsame

Query: Uhuru,Across savanna, steppe Uhuru, UhuruGrass land, Yet?Half way cross Sahara’sSunness, Are Sons

Ready for Uhuru yet?Seeps crescendoNow tis louder, Stirred, provokedComes the query Incensed at lastEver questioning: About this freedom

(Uhuru) yet?Are you ready,Ready yet? The Sons now answer

Uhuru‘s quest,Response to queryUhuru yet.

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Say: Now,Time’s Uhuru! Blood must runFreedom’s now Thick, red & steamy

Throughout the sidewalksSo know the time! Of the world

Now pass the word: Unless the worldUhuru, fight, Be turned around.& fight, fight & never, neverFight! Never, ever

ShallCause time, Sons be boundUhuru. Again (by thugs & bandits)

Kidnapers, rapers:Freedom’s now! Scum that stole the earth.The God commands Sons fight!

So, fight holdSay: Steady,Cling with selfYou shall prevail. The time’s Uhuru

Freedom’s now!Uburu’s hereTo cleanse the So know the time!Stench engulfsAll heavens, Tensile yourFouls the depths Spine &Of hell. Blow your horn,

But wield your thunderRepair the Bolt!Kind to kind.

Shine Son!& build aLove of self. Uhuru’s era’sRe-tear & HereRip apart, AgainUnsheathe And peace will

Rain mid pyramids,The gleaming splendor In Ethiop-landSoul defiled. Cross the measure

Of the vastness.The time’s UhuruFreedom’s now, No force can staySo know the time. Uhuru rein!

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Traitors

Sometimes itPainsTo hearThe Un-USPeople,Ones whoStab US in the back,Betray US,Join our enemy,

Then based onFact that they haveCOLOR,

Like US,How the hell canThey prescribe aCure, or criticizeUS?

Better that they stayFarClear& leave US to our own,& this for them too!

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People Of The Future/Day

We be the Afrikan AmericanPeople

Future people ofThe day Displacing red, computer, detail

Materialist, money, cold.Becoming people of We beThe Sun,

Group peopleRetiring people of Group!The cold.

Group peopleThe high vibration Group.Emotion, feel

The futureOf wavelength DayPurple/blue IsIs gold. Now!

14

Media

Time, times herald,You lie, you cheat,You falsify my story.

CBS or NBC,You show distortion.

Backwards, forward,Anyway you dare,You show the lie.

No,Truth is not your object,Objectivity not your goal.

You people have to learnTo learn: the world’s a boomerang

& what you sowWill build you up or kill.

15

TV in America

Consumption of time,pollution of mind

InnuendoPropaganda

Tools of toolsOf power (must)Change.

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Road To Freedom

(We are the first free generations).Though you chained my mother’s momIn chains, she wept& vowed a vengeance through me.

Said the gods mustHave a plan,A lesson to be learned& steeled her will& passed it on to me.

She said her forbears, victim.Hostages of war,Disciples/struggle!

(The gods must have a plan & lesson to be learned).

Wait.

Then, now weUnderstand the lesson,Plan!

We learned& we can sayNever again,

Nev-er.

We will be free!

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Haiti

Land of Dessalines,Dashed ashore ‘mongst alabaster,Rest the sable soaring seed.

The sky of Haiti,Tucked amidst the bone dried grave,Revive the moist green Aden.

The mountains capped,Chiseled like jutting tender breasts,Guard gold island cross the sun.

The victory soil,Hovered over by ancestor gods,Be tread sole bare, or planted.

Brave peasant gentry,Blest with liberty and freedom,Viv ‘La Haitian Afrikans.

18

Lovers Fight?

There‘s just noTime.......To fight w/you & enemy too.

I will not fight you anyway,The one I love yourRole:

To give & take of love & share of life;To complementThe(e)Struggle,See?

If you so filledWith fight, & have this excess time,

Go,EndOurEnemy!

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My Blood

You beUnnaturalWith your dyed & fried& coloredHead&Hair&SELF,Blood.

20

Vigil

Lest you polluteYr/self& make us suffer,BewareUnnaturalUncleanPeopleHabits/things/ideas,Lest you polluteYr/self& make us suffer.

21

Of Food

Consuming habitsTake a lot of fruits& vegetables,

At times & spellsSome feasts in meats,Not swine.

There‘s fish or cheese,Likewise dry wines,At times.

Candy, nuts, ice creamIn spells.

&Air is good.

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V. Of Ancestors & Offspring

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Incarnation

Each generation owes the previous generation forWhat it has.

Or the previous generation owes the currentFor what it loses. In this manner materialThings are passed.

Therefore, we are the incarnate representative,Heir, executor, creditor, & debtor of previous& future generations.

Spiritual forces execute harmony, balance &Justice-and always operate.

Material is but the manifesting spirit-For expression & development.

Work & attention should concentrate on currentCircumstances & recognize past & future consequencesOf ancestors & offspring.

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Runako

She showed me Then goLots about & seek herMyself. Own world

By herself,She sketched Serene,Or showed Without me.Her drawings.

In-Sought de-Applause! pendent

Rebel.She was soDoggone sweet, She wouldn’tSaid yes sir, yes ma’am, thank you, BudgeMay I help?: Iota,In voice so soft & pleasing. Do,

UntilNow, then again SheShe was soVicious: Pleased:

GodLil’ fragile thing GaveWould kick & bruise her sister Runako.Signify &Aggravate,Taunt & mockVerbal attack,Chattering ceaseless.

When I confrontedChild like father:“What the....Stop!I’ll break your neck,”

The fearless bratWould glareBehindTime-outOffense,

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Of Love Affairs

We wed,No ceremony(Several times).

We fought& hassled.

CommunicatedLots,Read toEach other.

We walkedTogether, holding hands.

We kissedQuite often,

& understoodAll possible knowing‘Bout each otherFor a father-daughter.

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James L. Robinson II

The sun rose in your smile& you were dearest to myBreast & heart.

Your cry or laughWas mine becauseHow could us one,Be part?

You lived much too hurriedlyDeveloped much too fast.

Was it because you knew too wellThat life on earth wouldn’t last?

I know you went to a betterHome in a better part of heaven.

Thus justice reins & our score isMade somewhat more even.

Now when we meet again, if youKnow me before I you, Say, “How are youThis time?” Say, “How’ve you been through time?”And then say, “I love you.”

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VI. Of Light & Frivolity, Songs To Sing or Read

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Light

Did you ever A puckering against each other &Think of light, Separating, churning blue to

Green to orange, tilting angles, liltingOf fireside light Angles;Of sun-star light,

Light,Of flickering, flashing Teasing the eye.Dashing swirling curlingDancinglite?

Did you see thefireworks light?:

The shimmering, glimmeringBlaring, glaring zillionsShowersLight.

& have you knownThe astral light?

The nectar, peachy, homing, roaming,Glowing, ebbingWaxing fadingLite?

The strident lightOf red or blueSirening screamingLight, invokes a frightLike death of night.

But happy light& fun-filled lightCreate a blitheLite.

There’s disco light,& groovy turning, spinningFunning lite.

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Our Music

Our MusicSwells the heartLike (Steve is Wonder) fulA Trane givesMiles of KoolishPleasure,

Hot Chocolate,N’ Cole Send Me,A ‘re tha‘s soul when swinging;

Dells Nancy W/songCount the Basie:Earth, Wind & Fire EmotionsN’ Manhattan(s); Jackson, 5 LTD:(I’d use up all my pen before the End.)

A Howling Wolf,Say: “Listen!”

It’s sure to swell your heart.

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StyleI writeSo subtleGet real tender,Sweet.

I get soSoft & lithe,I whisper....

StartOr stopTurn/whirl orGlide, IHitReal hard or slam & growl or roar,

I twist,Attack so sudden,Inch away & counter,Smile,Play opossum, feint.

Organic life flows through me.

I pin the deep emotions,Sense & paint the slightest throb.

I lift you to the highest heightsTo taste of ecstasyOr trudge along thePitts of bell to feel theWeight of pain.

I wrap it upSummation wit aTease of writ.

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If

If you love me,Do it.

If you care,Produce.

If you feel,Then touch me.

If you wantMe, take.

If you’re sweet,Then sweeten.

If you’re fire,Burn.

Don’t take allThe seasons.

Show me &I’ll learn.

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Love Now

I want to loveBefore the loveI feel for youGoes fleeing.

Something we sayOr do todayMay kill my love.

And then there’sTime & circumstance.The dream I (am)May fade (away).

While love is strongWe can’t go wrong

And we can captureThe greatest rapture

While we still care.

So let’s not waitThe gate to heavenStands before us.

And we should loveWhile love is strong& we still care.

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I Love You

Sometimes I love you much too muchThat kind of love can get you hurt.

I care so much and want you soThese things I tell, you shouldn’t know.

Your love may be just like the rest:Take all my love & move your nest.

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Other Books

Youssef Khalim’s books include You Are Too Beautiful; I Love YouBack; You Look So Good; The Resurrection Of Noah; JubileeWorldwide; Lara, Forever; Tanisha Love; Galina, All About Love;I Call My Sugar, Candie; Natalia, With Love; Svetlana, Angel OfLove; Lori, My Dream Girl; Love of My Life; and The SecondComing!

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Khalim is shown with daughtersRunako, Tonya, (from left toright), and son, Noah.

Khalim’s first book of poetry,this reprint is a revision of the1978 original.

While writing his book aboutreincarnation, The Resurrectionof Noah, Khalim discovered threemonumental facts: on 8/4/1999,that he is the reincarnation ofThomas Jefferson. On 2/23/02,he got confirmation that ThomasJefferson is Jacob, father of the12 sons (whose offspring becameknown as Israel), and on 5/2/00,that The Prophet Muhammad isthe reincarnation of Moses.

People Of The Future/Day reinforces the evidence that the authoris Thomas Jefferson, resurrected again about 200 years after thebeginning of that life cycle.

Considering subsequent works by the author, this book presents aninteresting look at how he has evolved and developed, as a person,writer, and thinker, since the mid-to-late seventies.

People of The Future/Day “...is warm and sparkling and sensitive.”

-Gwendolyn Brooks, 1917-2000 Poet Laureate of Illinois, 1968-2000

ISBN 978-0-9787810-2-6