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Another black man is killed
Another trans kid commits suicide
Another woman is sexually harassed
Aren't we just statistics
In the sadistic game of life?
America, Mother of artifice,
You have stood the test of time.
Revolution, Slavery, Democracy, and Capitalism,
As one of your biological children I can honestly attest that our relationship is truly bitter-sweet.
drowning in blood
thicker than mud
spilling out pain
nothing to gain
It’s starting to rain
no place is left dry
I'm sitting in this cold hard chair. Wondering where I went wrong. Unable to sit back because I keep feeling the splinters peirce my back.
My brother
Make your legacy live in history
The past of segregation lingers onto our present communities,
And its comedy is somehow becoming our young brothers and sisters
you see..
Here we are
Here we stand
We are living out God's own plan
We are the children of the dream
I don't need another new year to start a change
I am a change