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Listen​ ​to​ ​these​ ​words​ ​i'm​ ​about​ ​to​ ​speak For​ ​if​ ​you​ ​listen​ ​closely​ ​you’ll​ ​see​ ​more​ ​than​ ​the​ ​color​ ​of​ ​our​ ​skin I'm​ ​black​ ​(obviously) And​ ​i'm​ ​not​ ​proud​ ​of​ ​the​ ​choices​ ​of​ ​the​ ​black​ ​community For​ ​their​ ​mistakes​ ​has​ ​changed​ ​the​ ​way​ ​you​ ​look​ ​at​ ​me For​ ​they​ ​have​ ​made​ ​your​ ​eyes​ ​to​ ​camouflage​ ​me With​ ​the​ ​color​ ​folks Color​ ​doesn't​ ​tell​ ​you​ ​who​ ​i​ ​am Or What​ ​i​ ​am Just​ ​because​ ​our​ ​skin​ ​is​ ​the​ ​same Doesn't mean Our​ ​futer​ ​is​ ​not​ ​ ​identical For​ ​every​ ​person​ ​is​ ​not​ ​the​ ​same For​ ​we​ ​all​ ​have​ ​dreams​ ​and​ ​wishes Don’t​ ​blame​ ​us For​ ​the​ ​people​ ​of​ ​our​ ​skin​ ​had​ ​different​ ​values​ ​within For​ ​muslims​ ​are​ ​not​ ​the​ ​same​ ​just​ ​because​ ​one decided to have a  ​bomb to release Doesn't​ ​mean​ ​They​ ​all​ is Font you believe For​ ​the​ ​soil​ ​that​ ​you're​ ​standing​ ​on Was​ ​built​ ​with​ ​sweat​ ​and​ ​tears From​ ​people​ ​of​ ​different​ ​colors From people from different nations coming to make one For​ ​our​ ​color​ ​don’t​ ​define​ ​the​ ​souls​ ​within For​ ​our​ ​color​ ​is​ ​more​ ​than​ ​scars​ ​they​ ​left​ ​behind For​ ​our​ ​color​ ​don't​ ​define​ ​who​ ​we​ ​are And My​ ​Color​ ​is​ ​not​ ​gonna​ ​define​ ​me
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Dec 8, 2017
Dec 8, 2017 at 7:01 PM UTC
Color
Listen​ ​to​ ​these​ ​words​ ​i'm​ ​about​ ​to​ ​speak For​ ​if​ ​you​ ​listen​ ​closely​ ​you’ll​ ​see​ ​more​ ​than​ ​the​ ​color​ ​of​ ​our​ ​skin I'm​ ​black​ ​(obviously) And​ ​i'm​ ​not​ ​proud​ ​of​ ​the​ ​choices​ ​of​ ​the​ ​black​ ​community For​ ​their​ ​mistakes​ ​has​ ​changed​ ​the​ ​way​ ​you​ ​look​ ​at​ ​me For​ ​they​ ​have​ ​made​ ​your​ ​eyes​ ​to​ ​camouflage​ ​me With​ ​the​ ​color​ ​folks Color​ ​doesn't​ ​tell​ ​you​ ​who​ ​i​ ​am Or What​ ​i​ ​am Just​ ​because​ ​our​ ​skin​ ​is​ ​the​ ​same Doesn't mean Our​ ​futer​ ​is​ ​not​ ​ ​identical For​ ​every​ ​person​ ​is​ ​not​ ​the​ ​same For​ ​we​ ​all​ ​have​ ​dreams​ ​and​ ​wishes Don’t​ ​blame​ ​us For​ ​the​ ​people​ ​of​ ​our​ ​skin​ ​had​ ​different​ ​values​ ​within For​ ​muslims​ ​are​ ​not​ ​the​ ​same​ ​just​ ​because​ ​one decided to have a  ​bomb to release Doesn't​ ​mean​ ​They​ ​all​ is Font you believe For​ ​the​ ​soil​ ​that​ ​you're​ ​standing​ ​on Was​ ​built​ ​with​ ​sweat​ ​and​ ​tears From​ ​people​ ​of​ ​different​ ​colors From people from different nations coming to make one For​ ​our​ ​color​ ​don’t​ ​define​ ​the​ ​souls​ ​within For​ ​our​ ​color​ ​is​ ​more​ ​than​ ​scars​ ​they​ ​left​ ​behind For​ ​our​ ​color​ ​don't​ ​define​ ​who​ ​we​ ​are And My​ ​Color​ ​is​ ​not​ ​gonna​ ​define​ ​me
#equality#strength#different#love#unity
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fayehope_firefirece
16/F/newyork
Dec 8, 2017
Dec 8, 2017 at 7:01 PM UTC
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