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We are the offspring of the oppressed so we went erratic regularly (Went E.R. = winter)
You taught us
Filled our heads with those brainstorms of how earth quaked in our history
Showed us the cold world in hot southern summers, had us wishing for lukewarm gray area
We watched how clouded judgement showered us with hydrants of racism
You fought us
Lashed out on us in more ways than one
Engraved whips and chains so deep into our DNA that even our free descendants use them
Mixed our pigment with your complexion so like eye lashes your offspring could block the sun
Encaged us then framed us, had us missing the big picture so we didn't remain us
Gave us scraps, we gave you soul food, had us beating our brothers, and trading our souls too
Tried our children as adults so the pen raised our kids like cartoon character
And to the reflection of mankind
You are my brother and my sister because like me you endured the hardships of divide and conquer
Our condition, mere step kids, prehistoric imprints in our mother's land
We grew immune to the dog bites, public humiliation, unfair jailing, degrading, and profiling
We learned that public officials only refereed for the "home" team and the laws of justice applied to just us
We are the forgotten, a gene ration that decoded right now action as ribonucleic pro teens
