We The People

Dear Constituion,

I love who I am.

I have no interest in changing

Just to “get with the program”

For approval of the white man

When the power is in my hands

I have Nubian royalty in my veins

They couldn’t trap our brains

Even though they held us, shackled  

In fetters and in chains.

My fury and rage has the potential

to swoop you up in my knowledge hurricane

We hold these truths to be self-evident

Only for the caucasian residents

They forgot about the racism and prejudice

And that the rules were only for their benefit

That all men are created equal

But didn’t you make our rights illegal?

Associated us all with all evil?

You abolished slavery, but burned crosses

On our lawn in the sequel.

That they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights

Unalienable: “cannot be taken or denied”, day or night

So why did we have to pass a bill for civil rights?

Since when did African American become a fraction

Shouldn’t my whole identity be a birthright?

That among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

The lies you serve are poison, gaseous

I crave my OWN liberty and life, call me ravenous

The rules of this game don’t seem advantageous

I don’t understand

How can more melanin make me more susceptible to crime

If I want the same things as you, why do I have to work overtime?

They say it’s a waste of time, but it’s prime time

I’m gonna fight back in the meantime and

Make the best out of this lifetime.