Youth of This Nation

by Twan - Aries

Three times i see that our time here
grows short by the names of another man's fear

I sadly screamed that i am a youth of this nation
doesn't matter, they don't care, they said "call information"

THIS is what i have to look forward to??
this is what i have no choice but to do??


I was BORN here!!
i was here first
but because of the color of my skin i'm the one that gets treated the worst??

Blame ME!!
I just tried to be good
instead i got lied to and i'm not sure if i could

fight for a country that won't help me when i'm down
that will put terrorists over me and treat me like a clown

i used to like being here, I used to be a fan
i used to not want the last name Tran

I was doomed to be dead, but not like this
I have to be real, i must have to be to exist

cause i am a youth of this fucked-up nation
and i have a disabilty, still i get taxation

I wish i didn't have to die to be recognized
to be a youth of a nation fed not food but lies

Thrown backward to hell...why do i even bother
to work for the country that imprisons my father??

Birth sign: Aries
Date created: 2002-08-14 17:05:57
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:46:33
Poem ID: 69856

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