Bright is the sun that captivates our minds, our spirits, our hopes
Blazing through our insecurities and worries
Burning them away
But some will never feel the warmth of that type of blaze
Held hostage by technology social media runs them like slaves
Societal pressures trapped them, and they can no longer see an escape…
They’re caged
But I urge them to click the bait
Click here to opt of racist comments for the day!
Click here to walk around as woman without the fear of being raped!
Click here to block out all the stares you get for being male with a full face!
Click here to block out all the hate…
To live your life as you please feeling free beyond belief
To live in a world that’s judgment and cruelty free
For that is the root of it all
Like a giant oak that will wither away and die then comes the big fall
A country so grounded in injustice that we’re even trying to build a wall!
And for what?
To corral us all in?
To force us to face our problematic society and see how it has debilitated citizens
To finally have that talk about what it’s truly like to be American?
What it’s like to work hard just to get half back
To live in a country that was built off of your back
To make millions but never give back
To house illiteracy and faulty education but refuse to recognize where we lack
To advocate for the poor but retract
The healthcare that was put in place for their welfare
To loom over the minds of young black men, taint their hearts with bitterness
And teach them that fear is their new best friend
And if they think otherwise, then prepare to be pistol whipped
It’s like you’re born black in America and the entire alarm system has been tripped
SWAT bursts through the door to capture us as if we can soar
Like they didn’t already know that our wings have been clipped
Yet we will always have those that choose to reside in Hades
Bright is the sun that will pull us out of these dark days
And remember that Helios offers us a ride in his chariot
So that we may shine and radiate the warmth of the everlasting rays.