us…yes us—
because we are us
and the thing about us
is there’s no one like us
and those
who don’t us
are always trying to be
just like us: beautiful…
gifted…great
and strong like us…
us…yes us—
they stole civilization
from us…
they stole our nations
from us…hell…
they even stole us…
but god gave us
amazing grace
to always be with us…
us…yes us—
listen people...
there’s none like us…
the world’s oppressed
around us
continue to follow us…
continue to learn from us
and now imitate us…
but no one
can be exactly like us
but...us…
so let us be
about the business
of us…completely
liberating us
from oppressive forces
still oppressing us…
us…yes us—
what they stole
from us
god gave back to us
reminding us
slavery couldn’t destroy us…
couldn’t hold us…
that colonialism
and its neo-brother
couldn’t take and hold
the motherland
from us…
us…yes us—
let us listen…
either there’s us
and us…
or some are not
with us…whatever…
the country belongs to us too:
and there’s no getting rid of us!