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You can't forget what you can't destroy

Rip the sheets of comfort of their privileged bodies Let the cold hit their skin To feel the harsh reality of life Fed with safety and security No longer will they be coddled by warmth Whiteness will not save you Your evil will be put to shame Your secrets pushed into the spotlight Pandering will not be allowed We are tired of you escaping justice Of the ability to bend the law to your will Someone has to police you And I will gladly volunteer as tribute Power isn't threatening its just cowardly To pray on the vulnerable And feast on their need for acceptance This is a dangerous game that my people will not play Try not to throw a tantrum when we won't be receptive to your control We are not falling for your indoctrination tactics This is for the white supremacists Who are inspired by Hitler Who thinks they are right And so are their views But your ego will be deflated With this harsh truth The only reason you have the power of privilege Is because of black people Our contributions are what makes you, you Because without us to colonise Who's culture would you choose To steal, to abuse To fill the empty void that lives within you And mask our ancestors labour by spinning it with your 'truth' The lies you've spread that bled on our graves Soiling the legacies left by our ancestors The theft of autonomy of voice A cowards choice Taking advantage of the silence once we are dead To feed the ignorant Your campaign of hate But we see through your evil and the tarnishing of our names But you won't be rid of, not even close, not yet Our voices you will never forget

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