Going on three months in lockdown, virus is slowing but gotta stay cautious,
So near yet so far uncertainty overshadows the foreseeable future,
Led to a spontaneous combustion of emotions, that stove been left unattended,
Once that pot starts bubblin\u2019 better brace for the explosion,
It\u2019s tit for tat between world leaders like some twisted game of tennis,
While the bored and desperate go stir-crazy, sick of living like prisoners,
But spare a thought for victims of the fucked-up and the ignorant,
Mankind\u2019s infected with serious shortcomings, twenty-twenty was a harsh reminder,
We\u2019re talking \u2018bout this evil thing called racism where differences in appearances trigger disturbances,
Should\u2019ve been left in the dark ages but it\u2019s persisting despite so-called progress,
Manifesting during times of trouble, bringing out the worst in others,
In this Brave New World two major events exposed peoples\u2019 true colors,
The pandemic drew the bigoted from their caves like the proverbial moths to that flame,
While elsewhere the dam exploded and society\u2019s drowning following another senseless killing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jacked-up on fear and substances, the ignorant blasting all Asians for this virus, Elsewhere in the Divided States, different day but the same old bullshit, On and on it goes this twisted, toxic mindset, Heard it all before, excuses from the judgmental and bigoted, flipping faster than Greg Louganis whenever they\u2019re confronted, Going on three months in lockdown, virus is slowing but gotta stay cautious,So near yet so far uncertainty overshadows the foreseeable future,Led to a spontaneous combustion of emotions, that stove been left unattended, Once that pot starts bubblin\u2019 better brace for the explosion,It\u2019s tit for tat between world leaders like some twisted game of tennis,While … <\/p>\n
Flashed back to past outbreaks and plagues that saw different minorities blamed,
Check out \u2018Frisco in the early nineteen-hundreds, Bubonic Plague saw the Chinese Exclusion Act strengthened,
Back to the present and Yellow Peril\u2019s reincarnated,
Childish playground shit, all corners pointing fingers on certain students, no one gives a fuck, not even the teachers,
Cowards scared to swim deep so they stay in shallow waters, victims are prosecuted based on appearances,
The elderly abused and pushed around, young ones threatened and harassed,
Asian faces triggering frothing racists, even when they got that facemask strapped,
Yet sparing the full-grown and strong, saving hands, saliva and insults for the vulnerable and old,
Bullies duckin\u2019 and dodgin\u2019 the smoke, the cowardice is something to behold,
Scare tactics and fear mongering spreadin\u2019, slapped onto store windows and news headlines,
While Donnie and his homies are slingin\u2019 comments that are inflammatory and asinine,
Peep at how they reportin\u2019 on this virus, Asian faces splashed on screens and newspapers,
Treating \u2018em like Emmanuel Goldstein, <\/em>Is it coincidence or they stokin\u2019 emotions?
There\u2019s a Cold War between nations over who\u2019s responsible yet the spread was a global team effort,
Doctors from ground zero silenced by communists but their warnings went unheeded until after that virus ran rampant,
Open your damn eyes and minds, take a look around and stop the hate,
Y\u2019all fools are part of the problem and not the solution, that virus don\u2019t discriminate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Emancipation should\u2019ve ended it but oppression went another direction,
Demonizing \u2018em with harmful stereotypes, denying \u2018em privileges that others take for granted,
Slapping \u2018em with stiffer sentences for serious charges while lighter offenders can get off with something lesser,
The police swore an oath to serve and protect, for some that should\u2019ve come with a fuckin\u2019 asterisk,
Where in the handbook does it permit y\u2019all to stop, harass and search \u2018em for no reason besides skin color?
And if arrest is warranted why are y\u2019all roughing \u2018em and killing \u2018em even if they ain\u2019t resisting?
Not hating on all carrying badges, the majority perform their duties admirably,
But when bad seeds get away with bad deeds the masses ain\u2019t gonna take it lightly,
Thinking \u2018bout Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and other victims of this one-sidedness,
Black kids can\u2019t play cops and robbers without being mistaken for the latter,
The system\u2019s broken, simmering tensions and frustration are a toxic combination,
The fallout is gnarly, shades of Watts and L.A. in \u201965 and \u201992, respectively,
But don\u2019t get \u2018em twisted, protestors ain\u2019t rioters,
But they\u2019re omitted from the TV news \u2018cuz chaos guarantees more ratings and views,
Looters come in all races but selective editing focus on darker faces like they dictating who to blame for this,
But ya gotta wonder who\u2019s in it for the mission or just taking advantage of the situation,
How\u2019s robbing and looting helping while the economy\u2019s struggling?
Y\u2019all are harming the innocent, wrecking businesses owned by they whose lives need defending,
How\u2019s two wrongs gonna equal solution? What good will come from this destruction? Can\u2019t condone these fuckin\u2019 riots, y\u2019all went too far with this,
But the rage is understandable, been four hundred-plus yet the bullshit\u2019s still happening,
They\u2019re crying \u2018All Lives Matter\u2019 with conviction but some lives remain disposable,
\u2018Riots are the language of the unheard\u2019 quoted Dr. King, but also noted they\u2019re self-defeatin\u2019,
Gotta be exhausting explaining to your children the dangers they\u2019ll be facing due to their darker complexion,
Open your damn eyes, stop, think and open your minds and stop the hate,
Look beyond colors and quit judging, \u2018cuz underneath we all bleed the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arabs slammed by the masses for every terrorist incident since nine-eleven like they as a collective started \u2018em,
Labeled as troublemakers like black men in America, media hysteria helped fuel that skirmish in Cronulla,
Hispanics dismissed as gangsters, drug dealers and illegals with falsified papers, so vociferous are Don and his rabid supporters,
Africans in China attacked as virus carriers while the world slaps Asians with similar accusations,
Could go on and on with examples and all races are susceptible,
That includes White folks, deemed the face of the human race blessed with special privileges,
But you\u2019d be na\u00efve to believe that it can\u2019t also be a hindrance,
Can\u2019t offer certain opinions without being labeled ignorant and entitled,
Can\u2019t act or dress in certain ways without staring misappropriation charges in the face,\u00a0
Condemnation awaits if they attack other races but flip the script barely an eyebrow\u2019s raised,
Met with cynicism in the realms of ballin\u2019, fightin\u2019 and rappin\u2019, privilege sure has failed \u2018em,
Twenty deep in the third millennium but fools remain wandering in the desert,
At the mercy of the vultures, the powers that be that should\u2019ve known better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018I got a spouse or friend\u2019 from whatever race or culture they\u2019re hatin\u2019, nobody\u2019s buying it, \u00a0you never should have started,
\u2018I don\u2019t feel comfortable with \u2018em,\u2019 bullshit, harden up and get to know \u2018em rather than jumping to conclusions,
\u2018They\u2019re all the same,\u2019 says you, your prejudice serves \u00a0to generalize and defame, Fool,
A global utopia remains a pipe dream, as elusive as Lasseter\u2019s Reef,
The curse is deeply rooted, survived for so long probably won\u2019t fade into oblivion,
Not all are open to education, can\u2019t wait for \u2018em forever and nothing comes out of coercion,
They are beyond your control, it\u2019s better to start small when it comes to long-term goals,
Work on yourself first to help heal this world,
Put an end to prejudice and embrace one another\u2019s differences,
Hatred is learned behavior, teach children love in addition to reading, writing and proper manners,
The world has enough bullies so don\u2019t you go planting seeds,
If All Lives Matter then it\u2019s about time we lived it, no more unequal distributions of justice,
Quit blaming others for the sins of the stupid, spare your wrath for the culprits that deserve it,
Ignore the irresponsible unless you want to join the foolish and gullible, stereotypes and propaganda are a rotten motherfucker,
To the racist and bigoted, it\u2019s high time y\u2019all changed your ways,
They\u2019re in disarray, enslavin\u2019 you to acts of hate as you stay choking on those chains,
Open your damn eyes and stop the hate, strip away race, cultures and backgrounds we\u2019re all the same,
We\u2019re all part of the human race, the sooner it sinks can real changes take place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"