Written by C Hues
March 20, 2024
Thank you for torturing and killing us Raping us, yet you claim you ain’t feeling us You wear that badge to protect and serve Sure, making sure good people get what they don’t deserve Yet karma’s yet to meet men in power Blame us for crime but commit it yourself You ain’t crazy? You should be committed yourself As each day gets darker, our mood more dour We were never in control, we never had freedom Yet we still won your wars, but never could lead them And if we won awards, it was just a gesture We got medals from other countries that treated us better Than our own home where we shared blood with whites The men in power spent their hours in the lowly shacks some nights And discarded their sons and daughters made bright No matter how bright—we’re always restricted by sight.