Young & Black
Ronald Chavous
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Give me a reason I should spare your Life Give me a reason not to exercise my demons wit the things I write They say I fit the description guilty because of my skin I am not your negro I’m a poet, James Baldwin Choose your words wise you know I keep a might pen They fear this black man Because the glow that’s in my melanin I’m Bruce Leroy the last dragon No belt All black dickies on my pants saggin They hate it But most them cowards scared to face me And When I get pulled I pray to God they won’t take me Hands on the steering wheel and I do this for my safety Got his finger on his trigger and he’s aiming to erase me (Damn!) Life’s a gamble beat them odds and roll the dice Knowing that I’ll reborn in a form of the all holy Christ I look to the scorn with my arms open-wide And hope over toast and wine you'll be calm and open your Mind You See the way I was born is more intertwined With how the stars, space and asteroids came to align I get it that you just more into your foreign rides But exploring my gifts is my form of enjoying Life I use my voice like Nina Simone on the mic Heart and Soul, poured over Brut Rose just hold the ice If You can relate, I know the chorus will get you hype Or appreciate the whole picture unfolding when I write [Verse 2] Need I remind you I'm merciful still? Do I deserve to hurt your worthless will? This purple quill to make you nervous Disperse when I spill ink and touches surface This is Blood work. You should Know the Intent of my curses Your insolence is what’s preventing you from learning Racism is the reason you don’t view me as a Person Look how they intentionally tryna twist my wording If all lives matter why are blacks less deserving Why should I spend another minute spitting these verses When I know you dont want me to succeed and fulfill purpose I’m not a mason but I still illuminate througnight I could never Feel awkward or lesser than you cause your white I'm a goat -- canna-smoke Richard Allen in his tights So enlightened, Malcom X before the nation took his life So Approach the tree slowly And Pick only when it's ripe The blacker the berry? The more sweeter when you bite! Akai Gurley Freddie Gray Mike Brown Trayvon Martin Eric garner Sandra bland Tamir Rice Oscar Grant Breonna Taylor Ahmad Arbery George Floyd Death over bondage Yea! Vibe wit me
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