Jewel E. Cash
Boston Latin Academy
Senior
Lies
You strangle me with your lies
These trials and tribulations only result in cries
Tears, moisturizing my face with stress, anger, and pain
Pain that seems to be coming at me every which way
Why can't I just hide under one of the pyramids my ancestors made
Covered in their spirit, filled with their power, and accepting their blessing
Remembering the pain they went through and how, if they got through the struggle I can
I can be who I want to be
I can do what I want to do
I can do anything I put my mind to
Despite your lies
The lies that these statistics try to explain my life with
The lies that some call headlines
The lies that keep taking my brothers to go see their creator
The same lies that make me wonder why there are so many empty seats in this classroom
This room that teaches me lies
This room that teaches me YOUR lies
The lies that they want me to think is my history
The history that is truly HIS story!
Cuz it sure nuf ain't my story !
Cuz my story they couldn't deal with
Cuz if the real story was in the paper they'd say it was a horror story
The horror story that in my equation equals life
The life of my community and the life that so many won't be able to live
To be continued