Damn
I am an Afro-Can
Or
Black African Heritage woman
Who has yet
To remove the shackles of
American citizenship
How can I be free
If you won�t let me
Choose my nationality
We were in Africa
Almost naked
Almost perfect
Almost one
When the other one
Came along
And changed our
Citizenship
To that of a people
They had
Small poxed, raped and slandered
Damn near into oblivion
And now they get
Sovereignty
And I get
Second class citizenship
Came all the way from
Being colored
To being people of color
Damn
An urban entity
In a suburban reality
Damn
No acres
No mule
No apology
No reward
Not even a discount
Don�t you usually get a discount
On the shit you sell
From the people you
Work for
I can�t even get rich
If I try to uplift
Consciousness
Or bring my people up
Right be-near me
To get there with me
I gotta push down
To get up
I can�t even bring myself along
Got to
Lose myself along the way
But I can stay down all day
Damn
People
Get free
Claim sovereignty
How can I claim a country
That don�t claim me
by Empress Nzingha
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