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I Am Not a Slave

I am not a Slave.
I am not your slave.
I am not for Sale.
I am not an object 
Not to be bought as you please.
Not to be used as you please.

I am a human being.
Superior to you as, 
I am no Slavemaster.
Superior to you as,
I know that human beings
are equal.

I don't have to tell you or 
educat you about your 
wrong doing.
They are your Wrongs. 
Your responsibility.

My mother didn't go throu 
the pain of childbirth for me 
to be auditioned and sold.

My ancestor didn't go throu 
Years of abuse, pain and suffering 
at the hands of Slavemasters
For me, to endure the same things.

I am a human being. 
Perfectly imperfect.

I am not your slave.
I am not for sale.
I will never be your slave. 
You can try to break me.
You can try to erase my heritage.
You can try to destroy my Homeland.
But You, can never erase my DNA.

You will never succeed.
I am not your slave. 
I will never be your slave.
I was born to survive.
Survive against all odds.

I was born to live.
I am a human being 
Superior, to everyone who want to 
Be a Slavemaster. 

I am a Human being.
Perfectly imperfect 
I am not a Slave. 

You don't have to like me.
You don't have to care for me.
You don't need to fight for me.
You just have to let me be.
A human being.
perfectly imperfect 
Living according to my rules.

I am not a Slave. 
I am not your slave.
I am a human being. 
Perfectly imperfect. 
I am Me. 
Let me be me.
No Slave of Mankind. 
Perfectly imperfect. 

Superior, to everyone
who want to be 
a Slavemaster.

I am not a Slave. 
I will never be your slave. 
Just a human being 
Like you.

Like You, who don't want to be 
a Slave.
I am saying no to slavery. 
I am not for Sale. 
I am not a Slave.

angerdeepdiscriminationemotionspoliticalfree verse

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