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Inspiration through Oppression


Beat ‘em all Through education Raising my satisfaction Claiming the gratification Leaving the misconstruction The misrepresentation Choosing my destination Predetermined by glorification Not by standards made Before my time My life Predisposing me To a bin Of misfits Of gangbangers Baby mamas Drop outs Racial standards Confining me To the title of a Gum popping Weave patting Mad clapping Neck rolling Baby daddy and Welfare collecting Bad bitch That’s not me So why should it be you? Look at the Maya Angelou’s The Oprah Winfrey’s Let oppression Be your justification For liberation Be inspired To become all you’ve desired Don’t let a stereotype Become your prototype Desire to live a better life
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RebeccaYSPerez
<p>I absolutely love your piece- and I loved hearing you recite it as I read it. It was great and true to who you are and a message thatcan be well learned. Thank you so much for sending this in!</p><p>Becca.</p>

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