That’s Who I’m Raising

That 5 year old girl, that 1 year old boy

Teaching them the way of life

Teaching them when to fight

Fight for themselves and each other when they can

And understand that I will go toe to toe with ANY man when they feel they can't

Teaching them to love themselves

Love that melanin you were blessed with

Don't let them tell you when your crown needs to be adjusted

To my little black girl, you will be great

Because no stereotype will determine your fate

To my little black boy, you will go far

Because strength was embedded in you before you became who you are

Don't fear snacking on your Skittles, or drinking your Arizona Tea

Don't fear taking a knee

Don't fear recording injustice

Don't fear speaking up for us

Because y'all are the voice...

The voice of the lost, the hurt, the confused, the broken

Some may look at me and ask,

"Who do you think you're raising...because your delivery is quite brazen?"

Well here, let me break it down for you.

You see that little black girl, she is

Charleena Lyles, gunned down while pregnant

7 YEAR OLD Aiyana Stanley-Jones, gunned down while sleeping AT HOME

India Kager, just an innocent fucking bystander riding home with her family

That little black boy, he is

Botham Shem Jean, gunned down by an intrusive BITCH with a badge...IN HIS HOME

Trayvon Martin, chased and gunned down by COWARD with a badge

Victor White III, shot and placed in handcuffs as a cover up

Lest we forget Sandra Bland, Tamir Rice, Eric Garner, Tanisha Anderson, Michael Brown, Yvette Smith, and unfortunately so many more.

This is OUR truth, and part of OUR story.

So pardon me, no FUCK THAT...PARDON YOU, if I seem brazen

But that's who I KNOW I'm raising!