Black man, wake up bro
I get it. You worked hard.
You did you. Became the beast
Worked your way up
As far as they would let you grow
You thought they loved you
You got personal, opened yourself up
You thought you arrived
You didn’t. They don’t love you.
They ain’t supposed to
You looked for validation
God warned you, focus on Him
The supplier of your needs
They don’t like you
They don’t have to. They’re not supposed to
You are great
As you are enough
%$&* their diversity
%$&* their performative measures
It ain’t about them it’s about you
I warned you. You got comfortable
Thought you belonged. You ain’t family
You will never be equal ain’t no sequel
It’s already written, you got beside yourself
Thought you had value
Well, you do, but it ain’t their thoughts
Ain’t what they feel
When will you start believing in yourself
Stop waiting for someone to lift you up
They won’t parade your value, how can they?
You better wake up and believe God
You are fearfully and wonderfully made
Own that ish, walk that ish talk that ish
You a bad mutha… open yo mouth
Speak life to yourself, get what you need
Remember the big picture
When you belong to God that’s all you heed
I feel your heart break, snapped like a twig
But dig, it ain’t life it’s a gig
$&}* their diversity Black man
You have always stood alone
No more check boxes
No more I should have done this better
You are a #%*} genius as you are
Walk up Black man. Chalk up.
Chin up, chest pumped, head forward
LOCS drippin’, chain whippin’
Stop doing them, do you!
Love you, be you, to you, be true
You are a powerful testimony
^#*? Oppression, racism, and discrimination
Rise up, wise up
Black man, listen…
