Free?

Martito Parker 1982 (Ohio)



I Heard We were set Free
That WE could Persue Happiness & Prosperit_Tee!

That We could...
Take Our Women- Build Our Homes- Raise Our Children

But these words Remain verbal
Never Transferring to Physical

But....
You told Me that Im Free!!!

Free to Choose- Physically or Mentally be Abused
Exactly when ya Feeling ya Winning- is right where ya Loose

Flat on ya butt- but right bac up
With ya Eye on American Pie and how big of a Slice ya gonna cut

With no Luck- unless ya J work wett or 16 barz
After being labled a Menace We getting plenty bars!

You cuff me up! But you told Me that I'm Free?
Naw- I'm still paying the Ultimate Price....

Me!!!
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Written on February 12, 1998

Submitted by Cincinnati1st on February 13, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AB BX CC BA BX XB DD AX
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 650
Words 137
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

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