For the years I’ve been alive How am I just now seeing the truth Did I deny simply because I was terrified Why didn’t I notice it sooner Why are so many who look like me dying for senseless reasons Did that cop forget to protect and serve That American was screaming for an important reason Is it red, white, and blue And everything that makes our nation seem less wrong And more right Or has it been Black vs. White This whole time Was I shielding my eyes from the truth From the terrifying fact that Murderers have left this nation in pieces But despite their weapons of discrimination We must continue to fight For a simple reason That reason being why I was growled at Like an animal as I held the door freely For those my ancestors hid from Why a little girl was taught to hate me Simply because her parents believed my skin should be corrected Why a customer felt the urge to get a confirmation from me That she wasn’t another racist Don’t they know I’m not a disease I don’t need a cure My skin is my skin If you cut me open You will see my blood is also red And my heart beats like your own And every beat matches hundreds of unspoken words That carry a devotion to love, justice, and equality Or as I would like to say Red, white, and blue Those who look like me have become an Us And those with lighter skin, and brighter eyes And everyone else like them are all categorized into They Don’t they know that there is no us and they It’s we the people Not they the people And for those who still mock my skin For those who believe there’s a correction For those who growl and shout at me Know that my complexion is everything worthy of perfection My Blackness will forever be louder And all because They Will never know that when I am cut open My blood bleeds Red, white, and blue