25..

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In a couple of days I'll be 25, but the only thing that has been on my mind lately

is about all the ones who didn't make it to 25.

They will never know how it is being us ...tiptoeing around the racism just to stay alive

We gotta think twice about every action..we die getting choked out by the police while being arrested or being shot with our hands up with nothing to hide

I wish I could help all the family members who have cried

I can't imagine the pain you must be feeling, and believe me I've tried

They say I shouldn't worry about it, since everyone in my immediate family is okay

But if we all think that way,12 will always get their way

Holding onto everything before it all falls apart

I bet when one of us die today, the media will already be on the scene before the paramedic's vehicles even start

I gotta play happy & dumb sometimes, since when you woke they call you crazy

Still in the military, but not even that can overshadow the color of my skin, so not even that can save me

And there aren't any neutral sides..because when it all comes down to it..it's either us going to prison, or traumatized mentally..since we barely make it out alive

Which is why I'm not a big fan of history since the more I know..the more I hate it

They always mention Christopher Columbus, but none of the slaves who helped make it

And that's just the basis,

The truth is hard to swallow, ignorance is bliss, and most of their comments read "Obama is black How can America be racist?  "

Sometimes I scroll through my Facebook feed and see just how much they're misinformed

It's sad but I can't blame them though if hate & oppression is all they ever learned

I really don't think they could handle it, if the tables ever turned

They say all men are created equal, but it seems that doesn't apply to us since we are still protesting like human life is something that has to be earned
It's sad to see that the forced labor of my ancestors who built this country...that the love they should have received  will never be returned..

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