America

The love in my heart has no color.

The peace in my mind has no color.

Yet the ignorance of the character only sees color.

I'm tired of "white is right" 

I'm tired of "black don't crack"

It’s the negativity in our lives that holds us back.

If money is money and trade is trade;

Don't tell me a college education is the bettering of me still working to be a slave.

As sure as the Lord giveth, is as sure as the Lord taketh away.

But afraid are they of their exploitations, soon they will collapse in their disgrace.

What happened to purity and honesty?

What happened to disobedience and deceit?

Are they all cooked in the same pot of getting it how you live 

or because everyone else is doing it, it's alright with me?

I don't want a million dollars.

Just give me understanding, knowledge and peace. 

Give me truth, loyalty and freedom.

Give me a system that truly embodies  equality in all its degrees.

How dare a nation contradict its founding principles and beliefs!

How deep is the greed of your powerless minds?

Please tell me how am I to be successful,

When this system was built not for every man to thrive but only the "exceptions".

Life is hard enough losing a loved one,

Why must we still encounter these hates and prejudices?

How many blacks must be persecuted by cops for the lack of leadership in this nation to be addressed?

Where are those strong leaders that once existed amongst us downtrodden people? 

Was Willie Lynch successful, did he ultimately succeed?

No longer are we tarred and feathered; 

It only takes a bullet for a mother to hide her child to keep from grief.

Maybe separation is the new solution, 

For segregation is still preventing us from where we need to be.

I pray God comes tomorrow, because this hell on earth must cease.