I am tired.<\/p>\n
Eyes shot open<\/p>\n
Pow pow<\/p>\n
As ignorance of my American \u201cbrothas\u201d and \u201csistas\u201d requires me to stay woke<\/p>\n
Excuse me<\/p>\n
As I choke<\/p>\n
On the seas of cries<\/p>\n
That pour from black eyes<\/p>\n
As we beg for freedom<\/p>\n
Excuse me<\/p>\n
As I choke<\/p>\n
On the pools of blood<\/p>\n
That you don\u2019t fuckin\u2019 care to see<\/p>\n
Because it is at the hands of thee<\/p>\n
That we die and we grieve<\/p>\n
Please<\/p>\n
Why do you hate me?<\/p>\n
Why do you hate we?<\/p>\n
We<\/p>\n
We who forever die at the hands of the ships<\/p>\n
The whips<\/p>\n
The guns<\/p>\n
The laws<\/p>\n
Bust a clip<\/p>\n
Shit<\/p>\n
I can\u2019t get a grip<\/p>\n
As I trip at the fact<\/p>\n
That you won\u2019t get a grip on reality<\/p>\n
\u00a0I refuse to believe<\/p>\n
To believe that I\u2019ve been trapped since birth<\/p>\n
See it is you who is cursed<\/p>\n
Your eyes are blind<\/p>\n
Your hearts are cold<\/p>\n
See in the past I was told<\/p>\n
Told to fear<\/p>\n
Only then did I hear<\/p>\n
But now I\u2019m listenin\u2019<\/p>\n
Mama I\u2019m listenin\u2019<\/p>\n
Father I\u2019m listenin\u2019<\/p>\n
Brotha\u2019s and Sistas I\u2019m listenin\u2019<\/p>\n
As I unapologetically<\/p>\n
Keep dyin\u2019 for my skin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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