Rare .
By Shelese Green
I ’ m not for every woman And I don ’ t try to be For the one who receives my love Has to treasure its rarity
I ’ m the type of woman Who writes love letters For no reason at all The woman who loves to Take long walks and hold hands As we watch Summer turn to Fall
Material things ? Nah … I don ’ t need those at all Just take me to a hill at night So we can watch shooting stars
Nope . I ’ m not for every woman And I don ’ t need to be Because the one that I give myself to Must value and respect me
I ’ m the one you take home For Mama and Grandma to meet The woman who helps her lover find balance When the Earth is quaking beneath her feet The Queen on your arm At the protest and at your company ’ s meet & greet
The ripest strawberry But everyone doesn ’ t get a chance to eat
So yeah , I ’ m not for every woman And I don ’ t want to be I ’ d rather be like Sid from Brown Sugar “ The perfect verse over a tight beat ” < 3
Shelese G .
Wake up black
By Michelle Reed
Alton and Philando That ’ s just the names of some down I could write up a list But it will take me some while There ’ s Too many to run down No justice for those that have been unjustly gunned down This is a game to the badge That ’ s virally having fun now Devoted to the systems traditional supremacy And we are forced to run bow Because they can pull over our car Beat us to the ground All because of what the system allows ... Because we ain ’ t put that cigarette out Do y ’ all remember Sandra Bland now And example of how They can tell us to stand down After we ’ ve already been harassed , tazed , or slammed down Hands cuffed behind our backs screaming “ stop resisting and put your hands down ” This country cares more about the death of a monkey Then a black man down Understand now that we need a plan now 1st let ’ s not just protest in these streets It ’ s all noble and good But we need more than free speech We need committees that put pressure on Officials each week More punishment for harassment and for the blood on concrete Because their unity peaks and we need take down the strength in the freedom of weak police Don ’ t let us and defeat meet My people stand up And wake this country from deep sleep
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