THIS SYSTEM
It has become apparent
That black is still
A colour of oppressed souls
Because the system
Was never changed
It was simply infused
With blackness
But its core refused
To amalgamate
With this foreign species
This system does all it can
To eliminate this infestation
Black has become
An object with a target
For this system to test
Its weapons on
To see how many bullets
It will take for this
Black plague to realise that
This system was never built
In their favour
This system is
An instrument
Of oppression
It was built to enslave
Those who dare speak out
Against the status quo
It was built by those
Who feared being broken
So they chose to break
The world to their will
So that the world could
Never rise to break them
This system was created
As a contract men enter into
But the fine print
Which is hidden
And blinds justice
Still cripples those who
Where simply added to it
As an after thought
In an effort to paint inclusion
A simple gesture
To console hearts plagued
By injustice
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Real talk!
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Speak
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This is exactly what the people need to hear!
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Fabulous wordplay used as you brought your point home: "But the fine print Which is hidden And blinds justice Still cripples those who Where simply added to it As an after thought In an effort to paint inclusion " Spot on expression...yes!
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nosajm@gmail.com: thank you for your comment
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Coalhouse: they can't silence us
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xclusive: words we need to all hear as long as you black
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Woven: Thank you as always
Read poetunleashed's poemsRonnieL
Love this! We got to learn to know self, love self, then we can unite as one to dismantled THIS SYSTEM! Excellent scribe!
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RonnieL: : wise words and its time we learn to unite....thank you
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