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:
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 650 |
Words | 137 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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