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Everything is Political

Blood means nothing Unless it's staining the streets Family has no merit When they don't even See me You want me to be passive? And let them spew racist hate? And all that "gendered" bullshit? You can't stop me, too late Fuck the systems that oppress us These prisons are stealing lives Locking up innocent people It's a form of modern genocide We are all human But our brothers are killed by police And our sisters killed for their gender identity But you'd rather look the other way And defend hateful "free speech" I am aware of my privilege And I will not stay silent You turn your eyes away from police brutality But try to preach anti-violence Our country is run by the white and the blue While the red is the blood of its people We need to look up at reality And stop focusing on the steeples Your hopes and your prayers Do not end the violence Instead they teach hate And oppressive silence
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Written by
Nicol-g
29 / Non-binary
For You?
Written by
Nicol-g
29 / Non-binary
Published
Dec 30, 2017
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35·167
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#oppression#privilege#blacklivesmatter#family#policebrutality#violence#hate#religion#massincarceratiom#genocide
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