June 5, 2013

Take it Back

by The Prison Poetry Workshop

Transcription

Take if Back

Scotty S.
Group: Red Onion Poets

I'm not speaking for gangstas in the studio/
I'm speaking for the real/raw/we live in truly, yo/
What they glorify/we personify/livin in the trenches/
We feel the pain when our momas cry/
I rep for anyone who's ever been through shit in they're lives/
For anyone who's had to hustel/been through bits in they lives/
I've been through it too/I can relate to you/
That's why you related to me/cuz what I'm speaking is true/
Spit it back in the faces/of those who don't have a clue/
Anyone who's ever fought addiction/felt affliction/
Came from a broked poor home/stuck through a bit in prison/
Been a victim of the justice system/or malnutrition/
Been left by a girl you loved/you doin time/she's out trickin/
Thinking god forgot about the ones raised by the streets/
But we haven't forgotten/time to raise to our feet/
And step up to this challenge/take our nation back/
If the have-nots come together/White, brown, asian or black/
We can make em see/that this is how the made us act/
Stand together/unite/and we can pay em back/
Lets take it back.

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Willowmoon Posted 11 years, 4 months ago. ✓ Mailed 11 years, 4 months ago   Favorite
Your poem is very strong. I enjoyed reading it, but I feel your pain. I hope you get another chance...

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