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Knock Knock these United States of America
There’s a package that’s waiting for you
On your doorstep, go ahead take a look inside
Because what’s in there, you never expected to find





Weeping, anguish, and anger from the marginalized
While you were away making all your possessions personalized
That package bears many faces
Of diverse cases and races



Faces of black men and women dipped in gold
Of the richness of the country from which they were sold
Sold and stole-n, only to get to a place where they were then lynched
Yet now today, the gift you never wanted to see stares through your own TV screen
A light skinned brother who is caught in between
The hate he had hoped you had forgotten
From the times when those who looked like him picked cotton
And the reality that he is as much of you as he is of me



Yet you have reared your ugly head
Saying the fate of America you have come to dread
So you claim you desire a nation divided
Even though it is this same nation that has provided
You with the wealth, status, and power you hold
From the many tragic stories that go untold



Like the church that sat upon a hill
As Congress passed plenty of bills
To keep those who Jesus himself died for
Indebted by taxes so they forever remain poor



Or The church that was positioned in the valley
So one would think that it would rally
For those in the area unable to speak up for themselves
Yet drove in and out of that neighborhood because it was only concerned with itself



Or better tragedies to speak of may be
The many black and brown men who sit in prison without a plea
Or the woman scarred by lies and abuse
The less than status she carries as she is induced
Yet gives birth to your ungrateful ass



Knock Knock Ms. America
Because a package awaits you
Waiting for you to chose life over death
A future when all men, women, and children are given a breath
A breath of fairness, equality, and justice…
Because we are all still waiting for You to let justice ring!



Reference: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-texas-withdraw-united-states-america-and-create-its-own-new-government/BmdWCP8B

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