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Through my black eyes, I see and fear for our black lives,
and how our lives are supposed to matter...but to them we’re just matter
which by definition, we’re just a mass that takes up space
Camouflaged genocide By the people who wear uniforms
Unadvertised apartheid approved by those on political platforms
pigmentation intensifies any simple situation because of the threat created with their imagination
These premeditated protocols that they call laws or procedures
is equivalent to premeditated murder but staged to make it legal
“Let me see your identification”, but if you move to get it, you're lacking cooperation,
ignited prejudice manifestation
years of mirrored desecration
new age segregation
disguised inequality with caucasity monopoly
I tell my son...there are rules that apply to everyone
but you have rules that aren’t written down
His skin is white and your skin is brown,
if you stand next together and measure the weight of the pressure,
Your weight will always be obese compared to his,
The target on your back that you were born with, weighs heavier than the value of the life you’re stuck with
I wonder how it feels to have privilege as a birthright
To be an actual resident on that “land of the free” that was bleached white
School curriculums teaches our kids black history but at a minimum
Like...how our ancestors were slaves against their will,
how MLK marched from Selma to capitol hill
How Rosa parks said “you got me fkd up” I had a long day, my feet hurt so this seat is where I stay
How madam Cj walker invented the slay for my curls to pop and these edges to lay
But There are so many more historical figures in our history that deserve recognition but our ethnicity doesn’t outweigh white superiority
They teach our kids that Christopher Columbus came and found America
but forget to mention how he didn’t find America
I guess they forgot how he killed and raped thousands of natives
yet somehow we still manage to have a holiday to celebrate him
They talk about Independence Day for Americans but never mention how that day only applies to white Americans
I don’t ever remember learning about Juneteenth
They sweep our history under the rug and call it “inclusion”
they manipulate our animosity and create an equal rights illusion
The image of us is corrupted by racial bias in the media
Injustice no longer comes to a surprise...
and unfortunately we’re immune to the “black man killed...” headlines
I don’t hate white people, but I undeniably dislike their ancestors who started their bloodline
They passed down hereditary genes to the people who shot up columbine
As a sidenote, why do they lock down black schools as if we’re the ones shooting up schools?
The last time a black kid shot up a school under duress was.......you know what....Nevermind, I digress I’m just saying....if you don’t see racism and/or how upside down this country is,
I’m convinced that you’re choosing not to see it
Wearing animated glasses with cracked and blackened lenses
You have a choice!
Our community? it’s no mystery that we have work to do, but why hasn’t anyone mentioned how fkd up that community is too?
The raw truth...comes off negative and it steps on toes
I’d be lying if I said I cared if I offended anybody
They say “a hit dog will holler” so I expect to hear a few barks
But before you bark, take those glasses off first and reanalyze your thought outside of the dark
If you know me, you know I argue facts not feelings Take the mask off in the mirror to evaluate what we’re dealing with
Un*** your community so we can talk about this actual equal opportunity
we’re years away from real unity
So until then, I’ll just observe the caucasity
I’ll stay proud of being a part of my black community
I’ll watch how my greatness sources their insecurities
on how...
my skin is so sweet and brown shaded,
how i can rock my hair natural, straight, or braided,
How my facial features are underrated because how I was created could never be duplicated
And how the strength from my ancestors were passed down to me like a chromosome
I don’t need 23 and me to tell me which one my predecessors were dope...they all were
Hate in peace
