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Can happily ever after exist?

Can happily ever after truly ever exist Where we live in a world that looks like this Where we live in a society that favours division Because how can one truly be happy In a world that excludes and is racist How can one have hope this will happen Especially when you're black It's not something we get to imagine Why get your hopes up, when there was never any hope to begin with? We never even get to dream For our existence is a constant struggle Where the media leaves us agoraphobic Where we become a target in the eye of the public And our feelings are invalidated To the point where silence become our best friend Trapped in a cage of hatred Locked in a cell of a mind Indoctrinated by the noise of outside mistreatment How can we have a happily ever after When we don't know what that is When throughout history The only ending we've ever had Is misery, pain and slave labour And it hasn't even gotten any better And the only dream life we have ever wanted was a life of equality and freedom But instead our 'happily ever after' is being allowed to live and even then its not a sure thing So can happily ever after truly ever exist When we live in a system That favours white and punishes black Or to reframe the question Can happily ever after exist For a black person?

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Date: 7/9/2025 2:50:00 PM
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