Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Can We Do Better?


“You’re totally disconnected from reality, don’t believe in dreams… Since when did black men become kings?” -Jay-z; Rapper

Is this Martin's dream 
Every night a different crime scene
Kids killing kids
Men leaving wives
We putting money over everything!

Is this what Malcolm wanted? 
When he said we could reach greater heights... Did he mean blunted? 
By any means necessary 
But we don't do what's necessary 
We only pro black when a white man kills one of us... & in February 

Is this the best we can do
Positive blacks are few 
Think about it
Oscar Grant or Trayvon Martin
Could've been you 
Oprah too
What do you aspire to be? 
They gave us guns and drugs 30yrs ago 
We still on a killing spree

Am I real enough? 
Do I care too much?
I mean shouldn't more cross my mind
Than my last fuck.... & my last buck
Or the next of each 
Fuck giving a speech 
But I have a dream to make it better for my son
I can't control the world 
But for him, it starts with me

Is this the change Barack promised
Gas prices been high the last 6 summers 
My pops job still temporary
This economy took his pride from him 
Sometimes I wanna cry for him 
Wake up everyday with drive for him 
Thankful everyday that I can provide for him 
Lord knows I would die for him 

Rosa Parks sat down to take a stand 
Not so black girls can fight over men 
Or for attention, social mentions 
Baby girl it's more to life than that bottle 
You know your daughter gone finish what you started? 
Good or bad, better or worse 
Don't let your beauty be a curse 
Don't leave you drive in a hearse
If you know better will you do better
I just got to believe 
Despite how much you like what's between your knees pleased 
You should want to really succeed  

In the end we can blame politics 
But in reality we allow the shit
I don't know what's killing us quicker
Reality tv or gun clips
Maybe I'm overthinking
Maybe I'm channeling Lincoln 
Cuz I hate to see us still slaves 
Cuz we let them beat us 


Just my thoughts...

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