Have you ever woke on in middle of cold war

feet buried in thoughts , worries , and tears

Mind straggled and tougue tied with the lies of society

they lied to me 

They tried to hide it from me

stripped me of my history

put it in a book and didnt teach me how to read 

so it remainds a mystery to me

Look in the mirror 

cant make out the picture before me

Somebody please take picture of me 

I need to know me 

who am i and why

am i live 

all need is purpose in life 

so i can know how to survive

thrive through the strings of life 

in this bee hive called life 

feeling revived 

all i need is to know me

heres why 

so i wont fall off the path 

into corruption and destrution 

mind control 

will take a toll 

drug and alcohol 

like my father and his mother 

and my older brother 

BUT if i know me 

i can be the greatest thing since slice bread

keep education in my head 

waking up and making my bed 

so i keep a clear view 

of how to conquer the world

vision of change trapped inside the vision of an black girl

all i need is to know m purpose 

so can i propose this 

find out who you are

and thats all you need