Dear America

With great power comes a great responsibility Too many cowards taking no accountability Ducking and weaving the same system they use and abuse And I’m not getting political just expressing the Views of black folks in America The system’s broken America We’ve been waiting for generations Since working the plantations Praying, practicing patience While building this whole nation for free Is it me or is the problem just historical Too many of you acting like this hate ain’t diagnosable Now we got a president that’s trying to start a culture war Black bodies laying in the street While Trump just let’s the vultures swarm Now that’s the perfect storm Igniting the lighter fluid while wounds are warm Took a knee to show police brutality as our reality You told vets that we hated them as if our people never wore the uniform I’m asking you America Is it hard to see our truth America We’ve been waiting for generations Since working the plantations Praying, practicing patience While building this whole nation I’m asking you America Is it hard to see our truth America We’ve been waiting for generations Since working the plantations Praying, practicing patience While building this whole nation for free For free