My duty
I feel its my duty to speak my mind . I refuse to sit back and act like everything all fine.
I feel it my duty to redirect. Cuz if another go to jail who does that really affect.
I feel it my duty to get an education. My name is Anitra Jones and I’m the future of this generation.
I feel its my duty to lead the blind with one eye. I refuse to close mine and live a lie.
I feel its my duty to take back what was rightfully mine. Ima show you how it originally shined .
Yes I will take back. And I dare anybody to react.
I'm not saying don’t challenge me. Challenge Me. But don’t down grate me saying who is she. I'm that Nubian queen you thought you could imitate and be.
I feel its my duty to prove a statistic wrong. They may be facts but my people Be strong.
I feel its my duty to be against the crowd. Ima be a pediatrician and Ima say it loud.
I feel its my duty to drop a line. Follow me no longer will you be left behind.
I feel its my duty to where no mask nor no disguise. You can see my confidence in my eyes.
I feel its my duty to learn my history. I wont go far pretending to be something that I wasn’t descend to be.
Brown versus the Board of Education. You gotta be blind if you think where winning as a nation. Knowing or unknowing we’re losing as one. Its not that hard, the road has been paved in done. Its just waiting to be driven on and brought back to where its from.
I feel its my duty to carry out my name. This name is something you can never claim.
I feel its my duty to keep going even though I fall because the struggle and the pain is whats going to make me tall.
I feel its my duty to lend a helping hand. My people hold on , theses struggles aint nothing but quick sand.
Where did we go wrong? Or did we go right? Solving our problems and issues with a fight.
BANG my brotha dead. My cousin gave him to shots to the head. Now we in court pleading his case. This wouldn't of happen if anybody, somebody would of looked him in the face. Explained to him of his race, and what we stand for. I love my cousin, but now I'm crying on the floor. For what? My brotha dead or My cousin case, These just one of the memories I just can't erase.
I feel its my duty to cry. Because if I don't plead and cry, this generation will die.
I feel its my duty to be a success. I promise you I wont rest.
I feel its my duty
I feel its my duty
I feel it is my duty
My duty to speak words with meaningful conversations. Some will hear it and feel a sensation.
But to others. I’m just a figment of your imagination.
By: Anitra Jones