African America Blues
No matter what is looks like, no matter how hard things may seem. Learn to embrace the struggle while keeping your eyes on your dreams. If at first you don’t succeed then it’s okay to fail. Expect a bit of sweat when you living in hell. No man is an island, is hard to believe. When I looked in the mirror all I seen was me. We separated by race, sex, and religion. A young man was gunned down but he was just another nigga. With so much hatred towards one another we’ll kill off ourselves if they let us. The making of a slave taught by Willie Lynch Letters. “PTSD” was inherited way back from my ancestors, I still have nightmares from when they use to molest us. Childhood memories that’ll damage even the strongest man’s psyche. From witnessing domestic violence at home, to going to school and being mis-educated by someone who doesn’t look like me. Still praising a white Jesus what you know about trauma? Gunshots and yellow tape what you know bout drama? Our fathers locked in prison, we were raised by our mamas. Only reason we’re alive is our praying grandmamas.
To be continued....
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