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black harlem hid me when i was afraid to be free buried in the lovely ladies till my eyes were opened when all i wanted was death or poverty or to see a child completely black harlem had only reality for me taught me it was okay to be with "whitey" black harlem taugh me just to see each and every person as longing to be free taught me it was okay to be a "honkie" cause everybody just wants to be free cause everybody just wants to be free
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Aug 4, 2010
Aug 4, 2010 at 2:16 PM UTC
black harlem
black harlem hid me when i was afraid to be free buried in the lovely ladies till my eyes were opened when all i wanted was death or poverty or to see a child completely black harlem had only reality for me taught me it was okay to be with "whitey" black harlem taugh me just to see each and every person as longing to be free taught me it was okay to be a "honkie" cause everybody just wants to be free cause everybody just wants to be free
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Aug 4, 2010
Aug 4, 2010 at 2:16 PM UTC
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