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The Box


We're all in a box

Within it we're born to think outside of it

They say the sky is the limit

With a footprint on the moon

I guess they disguised the limit

Outside the box they say " Reach for the stars like the ones on the flag!"

Inside they say "We're gonna put in behind bars like the ones on the flag!"

Now we the minorities have morphed mentalities 

Desensitized to crime

Call it a casual casualty 

And the men brag 

"Look at me, getting rich chasing that bag

Toting guns for fun then your son tip toes to see your toe tag

Another casualty 

We have to get out of this box.

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Tufari17
<p>To give context about my poem I was inspired by my currnt living conditions as an 18-year old in the Bronx. I decided to write this because it is harmful to my commuity and I keep seeing the same things and if I can see it so can other people in my community. We are in a box and we are never trying to get out of it.</p>

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