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Never being afraid to tell it how it is.. I said America is by no means perfect You told me I was un American, then preceeded to shout Make American Great Again. You said flag burners disrespect the soldiers I said that they fight in vein, preceeding to tell you that that Flag doesnt represent us all the same I said Black Lives Matter You told me All Lives Matters, then preceeded to be silent when black lives lost were lost You said get over slavery I said it still effects today, preceeding to explain that it reinforced a system of inequality I said that you have privilege You screamed that you struggle, proceeding to ignore that it isn't a factor of race I told you all the ways I've lived You told me all the ways it isn't true That the life I live cannot be Because it hasn't happened to you.
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Nov 17, 2016
Nov 17, 2016 at 10:56 PM UTC
devin-ortiz
You vs. Me
Never being afraid to tell it how it is.. I said America is by no means perfect You told me I was un American, then preceeded to shout Make American Great Again. You said flag burners disrespect the soldiers I said that they fight in vein, preceeding to tell you that that Flag doesnt represent us all the same I said Black Lives Matter You told me All Lives Matters, then preceeded to be silent when black lives lost were lost You said get over slavery I said it still effects today, preceeding to explain that it reinforced a system of inequality I said that you have privilege You screamed that you struggle, proceeding to ignore that it isn't a factor of race I told you all the ways I've lived You told me all the ways it isn't true That the life I live cannot be Because it hasn't happened to you.
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