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All races are on their toes

November 10, 2015
By CHIguy PLATINUM, Chicago, Illinois
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All races have to be on their toes
Because they know,
If we slip, they trip
Because they grip what they already worship,
Rumors for humors and laughter
Because they believe in each and every broadcaster,
Spoken to be written in the life we live in
Because everybody is afraid of the foreign,
We all worry about walking on two feet
Because our appearance is already written in the streets,
They have a list that they don't want to miss
Because they insist in proving your genetics,
Pre-exposed, pre-determined, pre-judgement
Lets just take a step back for a moment,
Believe what you hear, believe what you read
Lets finally walk our feet on solid concrete.

© Greg K, New Lenox, IL

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