From a raggedy-ass indian - For Naguset Eask
America the great
Land of liberty
Unless
You're brown like me.
Then, it's the land of the brave.
The American Dream's fine print
says "Privilege not included."
But the joke is we weren't taught English in time to read it.
It's easy to say
"All men are created equal,"
When you don't count the colored ones
As human beings.
But two centuries
Have made us tough.
Injustice has bred resilience
Right down to our bones.
And the time has come again
To rise up and band together
If a bunch of raggedy-ass pilgrims
Can change the world
A bunch of raggedy-ass Indians
Black people
Latinxs
Asians
Can do the same
And I intend to be one of them.
America the great
Maybe I will know you some day.