The Meaning of Freedom
Freedom
A black man's word,
tied to a phrase that is racially slurred.
Stolen by those who call him nigger,
who stand over him with their hand on the trigger.
Lips, sealed by a "benevolent master",
the whip meets his skin, his heart beats faster.
Ears ring from the lesson of the day,
the sentence: 40 lashes, soon his flesh to flay.
Beaten by the hatred of a heinous generation,
leading to a future of scornful segregation.
Under southern sun the black man lays,
tired eyes defeated by the white man's gaze .
Freedom
A white man's luxury,
stolen salvation, playing judge and jury.
Porcelain skin like the ivory moon,
soft lips fed by the silver spoon.
He denies them the right to let freedom ring,
to remember the power of the plantation king.
Establishing supremacy over those with "no worth",
beating their livestock till their lips kiss the earth.
Betraying their Lord with a crown of thorns,
using gentle hands to polish gilded horns.
Calling their chattel with a golden bell,
condemning the unfortunate to rot in Hell.
Freedom
The coming of a modern age,
a history of suffering, just words on a page...
but
we live in a world where race is still an issue.
Our "protectors" allow the persecution to continue.
A brother on the ground with his hands in the air,
mother crying on the news that his death was unfair.
All minorities struck by police brutality,
stuck with the same slave mentality.
With his gun at the innocent, why question himself?
the color of their skin is a crime in itself.
The age-old whip made a bone-deep scar,
where stereotypes are used to define who you are.
So I have a question for all of you;
who persecute the black, hispanic, and Jew:
Will you continue the prejudicial trend?
or will you rebel, and let slavery end.
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