WHAT IS AMERICA?
I’ve been alive on this earth, occupying this vessel called a human body for sixty-one years and three months. My memory takes me deep into my history. Irrespective of being alive for sixty-one years, my life as a human being has been lived for forty-two years.
If America is the home of the Brave
And the land of the free
Is America the place for me
AMERICA HAS SELDOM BEEN AMERICA TO ME
It started with DWB-Driving while Black
Quickly added WWB-Walking while Black
CGHWB-Can’t go home While Black
CWFFTDCWB- Can’ wait for friends to drink coffee While Black
CSIDWB-Can’t sleep in Dormitory While Black
CSBWWB-Can’t sale bottled water while Black
CACWB-Can’t attend Church while Black
AMERICA WAS NEVER AMERICA TO ME
If all persons are created equal
America has seldom been America to me
Why do I have to fight for my Rights
America has seldom been America to me
AMERICA WAS NEVER AMERICA TO ME
When I was Crippled
America has seldom been America to me
When I was physically challenged
America has seldom been America to me
When I was handicapped
America has seldom been America to me
When I was disabled
America has seldom been a place for me
AMERICA WAS NEVER AMERICA TO ME
I AM A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY
America has seldom been America to me
I am a Black Man
America has seldom been a place for me
There’s never been equality for me
Nor freedom in this land of the free
AMERICA HAS NEVER BEEN AMERICA TO ME