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Understand
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The Venting Hour Understand....
If you've ever worn my shoes
bore my skin
lived my life
underneath it all is me
Understand....
black is everything I am
not everything I talk about
I yearned to build upon learning
concerning brothers and sisters
returning a deed, earning degrees instead of
burning the weed and desrting your seeds
Undrstand....
the structure of my uniqueness
my stance and my swagger
I dance, prance and stagger
not from the liquor that triggers
the vision, liver and bladder
does it matter
that you only see the external
and not the internal
the writeens in my journal
transformed from private to colonel
welcome to MY military
Understand....
I've been around the most elite of African-Americans
I still rock namebrands yet speak intelligence
when i rock blue denim upon this black skin
you turn blue in the face
and wonder what gang I'm in
my accolades outshines your ignorance
if that's a gang, why you turnin red
Understand....
what i am
original man with visual plans
living in the local hood a.k.a. typical land
that's minimal,damn! look at this individual, man
a strong gifted architect
climbing....trying...dying to live
rather than living to die
I killed your "chicken eatin," "gun totin,"
"crack slingin," "woman beatin" perception....
not in my blood type
Understand....
there's no such hard drive
that presses me to drive hard
as a productive member in society
I'm going to keep being me, and you do the smae
I'll continue
to attain my people and be equal
as long as you respect and....
understand.
