Scarlet Letter- A message to the AIDS epidemic

Location

60478
United States
41° 34' 7.7268" N, 87° 43' 37.6032" W

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

Comments

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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