Love Thyself

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Fuck where you're from

And the set you claim

When we have the

Same blood running

Through our veins

When our skin's

Tinged just the same

And when we have the very same

Cross to bare

-the very same plight

What the fuck are

You fighting for

Amongst each other

When we don't even have

Basic human rights

-what justice do you gain

In the shooting of a gun

-when the bullet that hits

Is your culture's son

-the future of our people

And generations to come

-dumb doesn't begin to define

That state of mind

-nor does nigger

-because you have this knowledge

-just don't care to look in the mirror

-it's insanity

Mental illness at best

You have nothing to bequest

Since you weren't given anything

From the jest

Of your birth

To a broken home

Let me guess

-neglect

Abuse

Crime

And the list goes on

A misanthrope

Amongst humanity

-not loved

Adored

Cherished

Prized

Or hoped for

-more like deplored

Ignored

And endured

-couldn't cry about it

Because you're too hard for tears

So you tattooed tears on your face

-a signature of your further disgrace

To your people

-a testament to the evil

That "black men" do

-so stereotypical

We wish we could bury you

But you're so cold

So callous

You'd resurrect like a demon

Believing you're the black He-man

But what's the source of your strength?

Where do your super powers lie?

What the fuck have you ever had to contribute to society?

With no self-respect

Or propriety

And no moral fiber

And it's a sad truth

That as much as I hate you

I have to love you

Because

Blood of my blood

I can't forget you

Or let the world

Further misdirect and misguide you

I only wish you'd adopt my state of mind

-that you could see the signs!

That you carry the weight of your people

In every decision you make

In every fuckin' breath that you take

-why be our fatal mistake

-why lay dying -awake

-why be a soul forsaken

-a brutal investigation

-a total annihilation

- a vein that's seen mutilation

-a heart that suffers from infestation

-a mind that's consumed by your past

When at present

You have the power

To change it

Because for the future

To get better

Your life has to matter

To yourself!


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