It means four hundred years of
~Oppression
That gave birth to a
~Slave’s Mentality
A reality that binds us to
Yesterday’s lesson in
~Poverty and
~Hostility
And a history of
~Distrust and
Distressed Racial Harmony.
It means
~Struggling
In a society that don’t want you (((they don’t want you!!!)))
~Drugs
~Violence
Reaching out to squash you
~A treacherous Heart
That’s bent on devouring you
Hmmm…
It means dealing with
~Insecure and
~Insincere people
…Everyday
It means…
Being on the endangered species list
Called, The Just’US system
~Police Brutality
~Racial Profiling
And so many inequalities
It’s hard to see
The mountain Martin spoke of
Then there was that
“By Any Means Necessary”
Negro
Who we said
Had to go, and
Well…
You know
~Oppression
That gave birth to a
~Slave’s Mentality
A reality that binds us to
Yesterday’s lesson in
~Poverty and
~Hostility
And a history of
~Distrust and
Distressed Racial Harmony.
It means
~Struggling
In a society that don’t want you (((they don’t want you!!!)))
~Drugs
~Violence
Reaching out to squash you
~A treacherous Heart
That’s bent on devouring you
Hmmm…
It means dealing with
~Insecure and
~Insincere people
…Everyday
It means…
Being on the endangered species list
Called, The Just’US system
~Police Brutality
~Racial Profiling
And so many inequalities
It’s hard to see
The mountain Martin spoke of
Then there was that
“By Any Means Necessary”
Negro
Who we said
Had to go, and
Well…
You know