Black Lives Matter in School
Imagine flipping through textbooks and it’s full of strange faces
You tell us we have a rich history but would never trade places
Slave owners, rapists and racists are honored in public spaces
And you expect me to pay homage or stay gracious
Even though I know that statue’s history promoted hatred
It doesn’t change the fact that all I want to do is tear it down and break it
For glorifying these supposed noble men through monuments
But papers prove it fraudulent
It’s all lies to me
Stop defending when your half-truths don’t apply to me
It just reminded me the type of world we living in
Where teachers’ salary is poorly lacking then
Schools’ condition is
Unforgiving when
Another school’s under attack again
And I’m begging you please
Less police we need counselors
More peace we need to cancel wars
We got to eliminate the policy of zero tolerance
Because all I’m ever seeing is the harm it does
You’re not thinking in the long run
If you don’t listen by dismissing
It dishonors us
Which is why we’re here to take the broken wrongs
And fix it right
Our mission spites
Centuries of oppression
We got to make a connection
We got to build up a village
We got to fix what was pillaged
We got to voice what is needed
We can’t afford to put our vocals in a headlock
Then maybe Andrew Johnson and others
Would have their dreadlocks
So love your hair love your skin
Love your name
And even if they try to say it
And it’s phonetically jacked
Don’t be embarrassed
Just correct them
Always strive to be
Unapologetically black