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Let Freedom Ring

Democracy? Ha!

By Elle MarriePublished 6 years ago 1 min read
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Body on the Flag Original Fine Art Canvas by Sylvester Wright Vocal- I AM. Master of Arts

HA! Democracy, the mere sound of it rings with hypocrisy

While freedom rings red, white, blue that don’t mean shit for me and you

If you happen to be red, black or brown

Fifty stars and thirteen stripes but none of them represent our strife

True stardom is never ours unless you can toss a ball or shake your ass in bars

All the while "they" excel and our babies are caught up in standardized test hell and jails

A system designed to make them fail, but the one who fails is society until we learn equity there is no hope to ever be free

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About the Creator

Elle Marrie

A creative multipotentialist looking to leave a positive smear on the earth proving I once existed. Originally from Texas, I'm currently almost living my dream life as a jewelry artist in Los Angeles.

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