There's Power In the Name Nigga
You called me NIGGA
To insult me, to bring me down
To put me in a place mentally
Where I'd feel terrible about
Who I am
You called me NIGGA
Because that was your way
Of saying I was worthless
A common dog
The lowest dirtiest thing
Known to mankind
Scum of the earth
Never mind the fact
That God made us the same
From the same clay
With 1 common plan
To be his children
No matter the color
Of your skin
Man or Woman
However,
I want to Thank you
For giving me such a degrading label
With the 5% of your twisted mind
That you decided to use
A label that was so carefully thought up to destroy my character
See..
You had no idea of how strong I really am
And how God loved me
Even when you thought nobody did
That goes to show what you think
Of me don't even matter
God is able to heal
If you listen
And he'll give you will
But you have to be still
and just listen
After being call a NIGGA
For so many years
I've learned to accept it
And now that I'm liberated in it
You want to reject it
I clearly understand
That when you called me NIGGA
You were calling me ignorant
And I don't blame you
Because it kind of make sense
To me
It means
Never Ignorant and Getting Goals Accomplished
Again I thank you
For your honesty and all of the negative energy
That you put into this word NIGGA
Because unknowingly
Over the years
You've been empowering me
Go figure!
Copyright © Nsideout Davis | Year Posted 2016
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