Bring On The Rearations

Bring On The Reparations

 We were stolen from the villages of Africa and brought to this land

We were brought though we fought while being dragged in the sand

In route to and loaded on something we now call a slave ship

Shackled like cattle by a bunch of hypocrites

In the darkest of nights and roughest of seas

I wont deny they tried to strip us of our dignity

They raped my mama, my sister yet they called us niggers

We worked in the hot sun while they held guns with their fingers on the triggers

We had no shoes on our feet and most times nothing to eat

Still expected to work even though our feet hurt we got beat

By some man I didn’t know or like because he just raped my wife

In front of my children, now I have to kill him if it takes the rest of my life

I won’t tell anyone else because it’s a vow I made to myself

When I get the chance, I’ll change this man by making my presence felt

Not with violence but in silence, I’ll use the knowledge I’ve acquired

To extinguish the racist views he spews, yes I’ll put out the race fire

And since it’s my prerogative to stay positive as I live in this twenty first century

Though some didn’t expect, I choose to give respect by honoring my forefather’s memory

And since knowledge is power, I’ll use it to devour the souls of all racist people

I wont claim to be superior just not inferior you see I believe all men are created equal

So you need not fear me but you do need to hear me when I say stop the procrastination

Your ancestors the molesters, though long gone were wrong you know, so bring on the reparations!

Written by

Emerson Welch