A rondeau, inspired by The Autobiography of Malcolm X

The minister’s words; the seeds they sow
With every speech the white fears grow
For Muslim brothers who love him dear,
The things he says eliminate fear
To rise up is the only way to go.

He tells the oppressed: Stand and say no!
While white men attempt to overthrow
The ideals they believe in here:
The minister’s words.

But all of Malcolm’s followers know
It is nearly time to end the show
The final curtain shall appear
To cut off, with a mournful tear
That thing Black Muslims all have followed:
The minister’s words.