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Scarlet Letter- A message to the AIDS epidemic


Scarlet Letter , a message to the masses There's a killer in our sheets, so rap it up before you catch it Or check it up before you pass it , no exceptions To the slash list, so please avoid, the dash, on that Damn list, Damn it Hurts to lose a brother,sister, father,mother Over slim discussions, that could of plugged them, to the Knowledge of self-defense I know it gets intense, but for the love of all that's good please use your senses, When romance'n whether you be a woman or a man Kill suspense , know your status Rap it up, block the passage Abstain, keep it classic break the cycle, never pass it
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David Oke
As a African American male the AIDS issue hits home not only for me and those who have the disease. But also the children and families that have been unable to receive the proper treatment to combat the disease. Hope fully we can one day live in a world with out HIV, AIDS, and all other terminal sexually transmitted diseases.

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