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YOU BOUGHT IT
Frank Goodman
1441, branded in Africa,
Tagged with a title for life.
Branded.
Tattooed, Greek Brothers and Sisters,
Arms branded for identification.
YOU BOUGHT IT.
Called Nigger,
Disgraceful name,
At the end of a rope, hanged!
Branded.
Calling each other Nigger
Disgraceful name,
At the end of a dope, bang!
YOU BOUGHT IT.
Willie Lynch pitched the young and old,
Tall and short,
Light and dark,
Good hair and bad hair,
Branded.
You do it,
Perpetuating the cycle,
Hating each other,
YOU BOUGHT IT.
Averted eyes,
Laws passed,
Protected their women,
Branded.
Raised eyes,
Sexual Harassment,
We can't talk,
YOU BOUGHT IT.
Segregation,
Family values,
Close community,
Divide and Conquer,
Branded.
Integration,
Welfare,
Father goes,
Depleted community,
YOU BOUGHT IT.
Lost continent,
Given a name,
Mentally persuaded,
Branded.
New land,
Five Hundred Years,
Mentally persuaded,
YOU BOUGHT IT.
Can't come together,
Selling each other,
Shooting each other,
What happened,
YOU BOUGHT IT.
© Frank Goodman