Real Recognizes Real
When was the last time they killed us?
Who, when, how did we respond to it?
Promised them that: “In God we trust”
Be sure to get Justice, but then Just-sit.
Someone else is talking, what’s the fuss?
About economic equality and that shit,
Others mad as hell, is like, what the f*ck…
Then you have “our own” treats or trick
They say “stand-up” but you should duck
Lied about things and raised a black fist
Begged us to help them fake to adjust
Real couldn’t be recognized in the midst
Then they fade away leaving only dust
Somethings changed, much worse is this
Poverty, disease, genocide, at who’s cost
“Still We Rise” I can’t tell, February-ish
Black History spending after Jack Frost
Growing black numbers under the bridges
Mass murders witnessed then tossed
A tree by its fruit, is proof that it is sealed
Who are you, who me? REAL RECOGNIZES REAL
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When was the last time they killed us? Who, when, how did we respond to it?
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Submitted by TheArkProject on July 02, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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