Because I do not represent a slave
and was born in honor and traditional dignity
because I uphold the rights of a free human and live as one
That for my colour is elitist and greedy
for having the comforts my neighbors did not
who then decided it was right to steal what I worked hard for
Because I do not represent a slave
and was not seen begging and borrowing
they say it was a crime to hold I was better than drunkards & thieves
Because I have a good education and potential
from respectable background I'm confident and self assured
they saw with resentful eyes to blacken with pomposity & arrogance
Because I do not represent a slave
not in street gangs and hoods hanging with the lawless mob
I am labelled proud & a toff because I am black & should as one
So because I do not represent a slave
I should be returned to square on and taught my place
I should be brought into the chain gang ******* and broken down
smashed to pieces & all the worthy bits of me blackened & destroyed
Because I do not represent a slave
the Confederacy Flag becomes the Red Banner of Solidarity
and they put the psychological knee on my neck & knelt hard
they slander, harass, hound, demonize, humiliate & bully
denied my basic human rights and seek to dehumanize me
All because in their white eyes
I do not represent a slave
I am black but should not be proud
of my Heritage and my Cultural dignity
They decide what is right or wrong
they decide who rules
they are the kings and kingmakers
Its their birthright