By: Cedric McClester

How many of my people
Had to die
For the right to vote
That they now deny?
With their Jim Crow elections laws
Don’t ask me why
I think it’s as American
As apple pie?

So what’s a Republican
Supposed to do
When too many red states
Are turning blue?
And the voters seem to be
Of a darker hue
Than the Republican voters
That they’ve been  used to

Try though you may
To elicit a confession
They’ll say it’s anything
Other than voter suppression
But history has taught us
A hard learned lesson
That stops us from wondering
Or randomly guessing

The closest thing we have
To full citizenship
Is our right to vote
Which they’re trying to strip
But we’re not just gonna
Stand idly by
And watch what we fought for
Wither and  die





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