By: Jerren Jones

I have a dream that blacks and whites can swim and sail together
I have a dream that blacks and whites can go to jail together
Blacks and whites will all have the same label
Blacks and whites can all eat at the same table
Black boys and white girls can hold hands and sing
These were the dreams of Martin Luther King

I’m like Martin Luther King, but I’m violent
I’ll maul you like a bear, but I’m silent
People want to be treated equal, but they are too peaceful
I don’t let my guard down because they are deceitful
As long as I am breathing I’m like a T-Rex
I won’t stop until I drop because I’m Malcolm X

I will not leave my seat and move to the back
I will not be treated differently because I’m black
I’m not disturbing anybody, I’m not fighin’ or cursin’
All I want to do is make you see that I’m a person
I’m not dangerous like a snake, or vicious like a shark
But I will fight for my rights because I am Rosa Parks

If you look past the color of my skin, I'm rather intelligent
But in the eyes of the white man, that’s rather irrelevant
I’m just another blackie with a monkey brain and hair that’s nappy
Until we are treated equal, I will not be happy
My intelligence and my pride is what keeps my head up high
My brain is causing ruckus because I am Fredrick Douglass