I Am American

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Ocean Von Lapis

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My grandmother's grandmother was a slave they called n*gger
My great grandmother was called negro
My grandmother was called colored
My mother is called black
I am considered African American, black, and at times the same categorization as my ancestors
So for the sake of future generations
Why cant I just be American
Equality amongst people is the product of eyes that see each other without division
One nation
One people
As one strengthened by being undivided
This is the true strong hold of life's most precious commodity which is love
And its love above all things
Love above all threats
Love above all agendas
As love echos throughout the most soundproof hearts
When reasoning aligns with the desires of one soul
As the nurturing mechanism of creation
The umbilical has fed peasants and kings without prejudice
So equality is the being of natural formulation
I mean the function of the womb is capable of birthing stillness as well as evolution
But we must seek the latter in order to climb to new heights
Setting the stage and a realization
To where we no longer worry about the color of the lights
As they all have the potential to shine bright
And generally are attached to the same power source
Which also implants mercy, forgiveness, understanding
Fostering remorse to the oppressed and the oppressor
So how can we reach the point of commonality in our freedom
If one people views the other as lessor
The same freedom I fought for in the armed forces
The same freedom many of my comrades died defending
The same freedom that has been forged with blood sweat and tears shed by generations
Like wounds unattended
As racism has blocked the sutures
Needed to be the staple of healing
The transgressions of past dealings
As that gash presently remains open
So I petition for closure
A petition fortified by my travels
As I have placed the soles of my feet on many different foreign lands
Conversed in many dialects of the tongue
Yet regardless of my complexion I experienced the same vernacular
They called me American
Which I don't even get that liberty at home
You can't eliminate the lineage of my past
Or dehumanize the possibility of my future due to your insecurities
So here before you I stand simply as a man
As an American
As I am American
I am American

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