What Is My Name My Name Is Child of God
Test many people are unaware this
relishing the thought
Many things have been purchased and bought
what is a human a thing
Unless my color is my being
Been birth and born
Shackled dragged and torn
Been a mess been established and put on a shelf
I was Shipwrecked oh did I say I've been misled and mislead had my own land My own name
Until slave masters game
Sold for a price
Did I say I had a name
Why is it the price of freedom
What are the ones that we can trust
Why is it we're the only race who's been displaced
Why is it that we're the only race who's been misplaced
Why is it where the only race
Whose name is not my given name
Whose name is not my given name
Say my name
Notice ain't no Beyonce this ain't no Destiny's Child song
This is serious
It's been going on for too long
Who am I what's my name
And why you keep changing it
Who gives you the right to dominate it
Mama daddy where you at
They keep harassing me calling me that name and every time
I change every time I reframe
Every time I turn my head
I am live they change my name
I don't know what's my name
Who am I
What's my name
It's so many names
I'm so ashamed I don't know my founding call
Come on y'all
Referring to Who Am I
Who am I and what is my name
Why is it my caucasian brother's has stolen my true name
Why is it every approximate 10 years in America
Approximate they change my name again
And again and again every 10th decade
It begins as such
This is my curse
Mike Ross who am I
It that too ie your name
What?
Hold on not meaning of Christian name come again and
What is my name
This is the first Latin or Niger French word also saying in Spanish born
***** what ? European route in "Nek" just what does this mean
Is this my name from Mother Africa also again 2 my understanding is it " NOK" NOK which means night.
What?
Am I called black because my skin is not white
What?
Alas nor is it light
What is my name black African
Physically and bronzed, tanned, dark gray brown, heavy black, blackened color Of the ground color of blood a clayed image formed by the hands of God Anthropologist scientist and my Caucasian Brothers a place the physical title My name is negroid that I am told but what is my name what is my name
I can't even say it but you have changed it every decade America I am Niger
I am Negroid
I am Black African
I am Colored
I am Negroid
I am black
I am black
African
I am Afro-American
I am black I am the only race his name is changed and every census who am I Why is it but I am one of many names
What is my African name what is my original birth
Why was I placed on this Earth who am I can I be in charge of my own destiny And change what is my true name what is my name am I Niger and my ***** Am I and okay and my NEK and my black African and my ***** and my Colored am I black am I black African am I
Afro-American am i black who am I
And what is my name and now in the 21st century
I am now called African American but what about those that are born from Africa Are they African American
What is my true name
I've been called boy
I've been called the n-word
I am the only race it has multiple names
Every ten years it is changed
Who am I and...
What is my name
I've been called Niger Niger oh
And he came in
Okay black African
*****
Colored
Black
Black African
Afro-American
Who am I
Instead of my caucasian brother renaming me
I think I just call myself a child of God
Who am I and
What is my name
What's my name
What is my name
What's my name
I love you all yes we've been through alot of turmoil
And I hold you not to blame
Because you've changed my name
Help me Lord to reframe
What's my name forgive our oppressors freedom to COME?
God bless them
I need to know from whence I came
..............And what is my name
I am Negroid
I am Black African
I am Colored
I am Negroid
I am black
I am black
African
I am Afro-American
I am black I am the only race his name is changed and every census who am I Why is it but I am one of many names
I need to know from whence I came
..............And what is my name
2/12/19
Written by James Edward Lee Sr. 2019©
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