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Our Ancestors fought to the death, Just so we can live a brighter day, So before you light up that blunt of meth, Think about what you’re giving away, It was a glad day in history when Obama rose to victory, The first black president was all we knew, Dark skin is in! Haven’t you heard? That even in our community, You can get burned, It’s a sad day when people would rather stay home and “Crank That Amber Cole”, Than get up and run to a poll, In our community, Rockin’ Luis V is better than having a college degree, And teen pregnancy is not only a trend, But the single motherhood that follows should end, Young girls learn of a wonderful prince to take them away, Nothing should change thought their mothers prince didn’t stay, And as the tears fade away, She grows stronger every day, In our community, Fighting is no longer a word, You argue with someone and shots are heard, Girls showing places the sun don’t show, So how do they expect the community to grow? Where love is a figment of imagination, Making a young child question her creation, Young mothers would rather buy the iPhone 5, Then satisfy her baby’s cries, While her new man’s eye, Wander up another girl’s thighs, In our community, Where #team dark skin vs #team light skin, Makes others not love the skin they’re in, Love, lust, hate, and trust, Giving a rose on Valentine’s Day is no longer a must, Where bad is good and good is bad, Who would think to see their grandmother sad? Her hurt and pain, Shows how our community has lost everything her parents fought to gain.
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