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Heaven Couldn’t Wait for You

  • Writer: Stella Bell-Gam
    Stella Bell-Gam
  • Sep 27
  • 2 min read
Artwork by Stella Bee featuring a stylized and evocative portrayal inspired by the cover of Assata Shakur’s autobiography, symbolizing her journey from adversity in America to solace in Cuba.
Artwork by Stella Bee featuring a stylized and evocative portrayal inspired by the cover of Assata Shakur’s autobiography, symbolizing her journey from adversity in America to solace in Cuba.

Assata Shakur is welcome here.

A place free from fair judges who never play fair. 

Where corrupt politicians languish lifetimes in jail, 3 anum for every single life they've failed. 

Assata Shakur is welcome here 

Safe

Where, stick beatings crack corrupted spines back into line. Imperial bodies conceive real pain when their corporations pockets bleed. Tax money from conglomerates to take care of those in need.  Assata Shakur is welcome here. 

Safe

Where fresh flowers send scents of nature's beauty. 

Access to flowers power is at no cost to sovereignty. Healing humanity is the number one priority. People over profit the leading mentality.  Assata Shakur welcome here 

Safe

Where diaspora dance rhythms brought from Mother's land. As generations pass through as times sands. Women are seen every where with man. They cry seas of eye water. Tap into ancestral prayer. Ask tidal waves to put evil to bed. Locks and bolts upon the bringers of dread.  Assata Shakur welcome here. 

Safe

Where we are loud to be seen and bright to be heard. 

Where we politisise with spoken word

And to the racist pigs we flip the bird.  Assata Shakur is welcome here. 

OK ok ok Assata! You want your freedom so bad. Take it! 

The escape. 

1979. 

Being a black person is a crime

Political activism means prison time

Cointrlpro set up to destroy black Empowerment. Through a practice of espionage and infiltration of anti establishment movements. 

Through, set ups and bribes, murder and lies. 

Put Assata 6 years inside

2 years of which solitary confined . 

Placed a female in a male penitentiary. 

I mean no human decency. 

Just decent into immorality, depravity. 

Every English word given to romanticising atrocities. 

Thankfully 

The Black Liberation Army

Planned for Shakurs Shack redemption. 

A bloodless liberation. 

Out of hell into paradise 


Born May 16th 1947

Cacooned 1973

Reborn November 2nd 1979

Ascended 25th September 2025


Poem by Stella Bee


 
 
 

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