I stumbled upon this, not really sure how, but I was so struck by it that I took to the time to register and post a comment - not something I normally do. I'm not sure if this is meant as lyrics, poem, slam or what, but whoever authored it is incredibly talented. I could do without the N word though. If this were put to music, say as a rap song or something similar, I probably wouldn't listen to it because 1) that's not the type of music I like and 2) I generally can't understand the lyrics. But if I heard this read to a group - saw it printed - or got it in an email - it would make me stop in my tracks.

I hope that whoever wrote this pursues their creative talent and continues to write. It's unfortunate that the talent is stirred by such negative issues, but those issues are real - and I think the only way to make things better is through education and communication. So keep writing...your insight is amazing and incredibly moving.

Good luck and thanks for sharing. Glad I stumbled onto it. I'm an official BN Village member now!