Project the Projects

Furthermore, The pink houses, the red brick buildings, the dingy gray towers, tear them down stone by stone, brick by brick Open up the sky give them hope give them peace Take away the filth and negativity and hate and self hatred Plant trees Break up the cement let flowers bloom Give the children hope Let the children sing Give them a place to run free Rejoice! Take away the poison Breathe life into the air teach the men respect teach the women self respect Give them power shoulders back spines upright heads held high to the sun Bask in its warmth Take away the darkness show them the light Enhance the beauty that is already there Hold the elders up absorb their wisdom share it with the youth Let them know of their past build up their present and encourage their future Project them to the stars reject the numb mentality bring back the village mentality Redeem the souls of our ancestors invite them in Listen to the sweetness of their tongues Engulf yourselves within their words Feast on their enlightenment Pass it on to your children and your children's children and their children Be the reflection they see in the mirror. Tear them down Brick by brick Stone by stone Start anew.