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Mama Africa

As their dogs barked and snapped, human traffickers had our daughters kidnapped. Brother's keepers prepared their guns and knives, and had their brothers back stabbed. Drained into the veins of our bloodlines was rape. Two of your best gays evangelized AIDS, now it's a virus we can't escape. Life drives us crazier than mad men in hijacked cars. We knew not why you sniffed cocaine or hanged like Christ's body on the cross, trying to heal scars. You molested my daughters and killed Mama Africa. No matter how hard she cried for mercy, you couldn't stop raping her. Snatched her babies from her back and commanded her to bend. Pointing a gun at her, for she was never attracted to the weak messages you send.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014




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