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Storm of Ignorance


Storm of Ignorance By Lynisha Arceus New Orleans went under water Haiti got shock Miami might be next Who knows what element might take us by surprise Or maybe our very own ignorance Might multiply and turn from a tropical storm Into a category9 Whipping away everything we know Bullets striking people down like Lighting hitting metal Graduation rate going down Like the water level Popping Molly's causing flooding in the brain I Call that shallow thinking Why you think you’re dripping sweat Not cause you’re a heavy thinker Heat waves will melt hip hop down Like sugar daddies in the beaming hot sun. Like melting down old gold and creating something new with it Because this so called hip hop music I don't move with it Let the strong gust of winds (sign) blow away These cutbacks in education Another cutback is another He could've of been an doctor He would’ve of saved a life But at Burger King asking “Would you like to make that king size?” I am no meteorologist I am just me I see things that a lot of people over see I love my city From the blue water on south beach To eating a ribs sandwich for the lexx I hate for my city to get washed away Like words written into the sand on the shoreline They said Miami weather is funny But I call it warning signs I am on my way to Home Depot With a list I'm building an ark big enough for my whole city to fit So we can rise above the ignorance You can join me in make a differences Or you can get washed away with your very own ignorance.
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