Invisible
Invisible
You would think as dark as I am,
That I wouldn’t be invisible
That when I walk with you side by side
You would hear the echoes of my silent cry
I raised you, inspired you to dream
Reach up and out into the world
Take care of your siblings, my little one
One day you will be the master of your own kingdom
I see you, wanting to play guns with the big boy’
Be mindful of those Bullet’s of the System
They never miss a target, with total precision
Replace pride with self-hate,
Replace generosity with greed
Replace forgiveness with vengeance
Replace loyalty with betrayal
Replace a mother’s milk
With a lethal dose of addiction
A lifetime affliction
Lock you up and chain you down
In the mental confines of your own prison
Give you a weapon to destroy,
Your own self-reflection
While in congregation, rejoice its blessing
Wrap a blindfold around your eyes
Can’t you see that’s your brother?
Raised you to sing God’s holy name
Instead you’re praising “paper”.
Singing,” Hallelujah! Your sistah’s a ho”
Hoping to make enough tricks
To turn, baby brown’s blue
Don’t quote me,‘if thine eyes offend thee pluck it out,’
I refuse to lose you to the shotgun of society
Designed to beat you down,
Crucify you,
Abuse you,
Humiliate you
Breeding seeds named anger and contempt
With multiple woman called lust
Reluctantly throwing,‘Pocket - change’ to your offspring
Playing dominoes, behind prison gates
Serving a life sentence,
For the crime, self- hate.
Whilst proudly proclaiming,
You’re responsible daddy
Sent you to school to become educated
You achieved a degree in materialism
How to buy a Mercedes Benz
Sport, Designer clothes,
Bling! Bling! Have a Diamond ring
Own a state-of the art music system
Wifey wants a mink,
She’ll look good in that,
While your riding her to
Buy now pay later heaven
Low wage
No problem
Use a credit card
You’re just a pawn in a centuries old game
Slave to the system designed to
Break you
Not make you
Got you believing
You’re thriving
Not surviving
While sweating a 60-hour week
Popped you a pill in spending
Instead of investing
Momma ponders for second,
Says child,“come help me in the kitchen”
Be mindful of those bullets of the system
They never miss a target!
They keep the masses fed,
But never teach them how to feed themselves.
Can you hear the echoes of my silent cry?
The system may treat me like I’m invisible
But this Momma isn’t going to the grave
Without being heard!
written by justmeagain
|
Linear Mode
