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That's Rude of You

DON'T STARE AT ME BECAUSE OF MY SKIN THAT'S RUDE OF YOU TO DO DON'T JUDGE ME BECAUSE OF MY SPEECH THAT'S RUDE OF YOU YOU HEAR THE WAY I TALK I KNOW I USE SLANG BUT EVERY WORD YOU SAY I CAN SHORTEN IT UP AND IT MEANS THE SAME LITTLE BOY FROM THE PROJECTS THOSE PROJECTS I DON'T REGRET THEY TAUGHT ME COMMON SENSE WHEN MOM COULDN'T WATCH MY BACK BUT MOM DID WATCH MY BACK EVERY TIME I WAS UNDER ATTACK BY THE NEIGHBORS THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FRIENDS SHE TOLD ME TO FIGHT BACK SO I DID I CAUGHT THEM ONE BY ONE AND STARTED DECREASING THEIR ARMY BEAT THEM UP SO BAD THAT THEY HAD TO SAY SORRY BUT NO JOY CAME FROM THIS JUST A DISCUSSED THOUGHT EVEN THEIR MOM TOLD US "YOU'RE BASICALLY FAMILY" YA'LL SHOULDN'T HAVE FOUGHT TO ME THAT WAS A LESSON TAUGHT WITH THE EDUCATION I'VE ACQUIRED DOES THIS WORLD STILL SEE ME AS A HOOD BOY OR A YOUNG GENTLEMAN? THEY SEE ME AS NETHER EVEN THOUGH I COULD BECOME A GREAT PHILOSOPHER OR PREACHER I'M STILL GETTING TOLD THAT BLACK PEOPLE CAN'T BE TEACHERS WORDS LIKE THAT ARE POISON I CALL IT SPITTING ETHER CHEMICALLY DESTROYING THE MIND OF A STRONG BLACK MAN AND YOUR EYES WIDE OPEN BECAUSE I'M NOT BREAKING DOWN EITHER I AM MY OWN EMPIRE BREAKING YOU PEOPLE DOWN UNTIL YOU GET TIRED EXHAUSTION IS NOT A FEELING IT PLAYS WITH YOUR MIND BECAUSE I KNOW I WONT SLEEP UNTIL THIS WORLD IS MINE SO WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT THE PROJECT BOY THAT YOU STARE AT AND TALK ABOUT? OH WAIT. AM I STILL CONSIDERED A PROJECT BOY EVEN THOUGH I MOVED OUT? MOTHER GOT A GREAT JOB AN WE MOVED INTO A NEW HOUSE DOES THAT MARK THE PROJECT BOY OUT? I DOUBT IT BECAUSE YOU STILL RUN YOUR MOUTH BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE I DON'T HEAR ANYMORE WORDS COMING OUT YOUR MOUTH SO TREAT YOUR WORD LIKE BIRDS AND LET THEM FLY SOUTH TO ME I'M WAY BETTER THAN THE NEXT MAN BECAUSE I'M THE BEST MAN LIKE A WEDDING FOR MY BROTHER AND HIM ASKING ME TO BE THE BEST MAN BECAUSE I'M A RISING STAR AND FOR MY FUTURE WIFE I'M BUILDING ME TO BE THE BEST MAN AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES ME THE BEST MAN

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Book: Shattered Sighs