Dear Black Man

Dear black man

Hunched over

Bearing the world

Dying to live

Living to die

Souls unappreciative

Destructive rants

That constantly scare

Your existence

Still fighting

For a voice of reason

Reasoning

With close minded beings

That devalue you

That tarnish your beauty

Pressure still too great

Yet you stand strong

Black man stand tall

Too many beings

Expect you to fall

Expect you

To stay grounded

To be become a part

Of the earth

Exploited

Used without remorse

Simply a resource

Black man

You try to rise

But they fear

That the pressure

Will make you stronger

So they devise

Plot and scheme

 For ways to keep you down