Give us your deprived, your malleable muddled masses
hoping for a gentler taskmaster
Welcome to the multi-trillion dollar industry, Poverty
A.K.A, cheapest labor force
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You gave her a baby doll
Before she could walk
You made her a mother
Before she could talk
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Being born Black begins in Africa, The Womb
The Sacred Marriage could not exhume
Life and death—the bride and groom
The Garden of Eden—the embryonic costume
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In this life there’s a certain breed of man
Who dictates to all males thru out the land
If you don’t live up to their expectation
You’re not a man in their estimation
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Have you ever looked through a woman’s eyes
To try, to understand why she cries over a broken finger nail
Have you ever wondered why she goes on loving
When she very seldom gets the satisfaction she needs
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Graduated from college got yo degree
Thought sheep-skin would set you free
Make a lot of money, pillar in society
Corporate success, wall street notariety
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As the bombs shattered people’s entrails
The screams of horror did not assail
Organized violence against humanity
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The name tag, now has a toe tag
Tailor made suit, a body bag
Sorry, for your loss
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You taught me self animosity
Said God was behind this atrocity
To loathe myself was God’s will
To deny myself was heavenly thrill
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We’ve come a long way so they say
This type of thinking does not convey
The absolute truth that doth lay
Hidden beneath lies that never seem to decay
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