Institute My Position

“Institute My Position”
What's the worth, of a proud people
Unequal in the eyes of other shades, races and cultures
When the systematic disenfranchisement means to be the final chapter to our heritage?
While shouldering this overbearing attachment of racism
Designed and assigned power to disassemble the foundation of our ancestry 
By diluting core values of brotherhood and societal acts of togetherness...
What must we do to withstand the rape of our sacred uniqueness?
Or will we simply remain passive passer-by's
Without any stance, moreover continuing our digression
Leading to an unavoidable extinction of a beautiful race 

Institutions teach slavery and recollect one's once ownership over us
To keep our position lowly
So slowly over time history repeats itself
Transforming, physical labor to mental dependency
Of money, cars and clothes 
Gaudy reality shows
Portraying strong black women as cheap property with no integrity
Painting the picture of young black men as criminals 
Subliminally suggesting our deserved fate is death or jail time
And though we point the finger, can anyone take the charge as the primary source? 
As they can only present the opportunity
Then we accept without remorse Trying to redirect the concept of our demise  with justification  
Quoting weak clichés of “hard times” and grandeur, using ultimate success as a suitable cop out 
Performing blackface to sellout 

You can't institutionalize my position, lifestyle or way of thinking
I'm solidified in my stance against the degradation of black lives..
Using Pop culture, Reality TV,  fashion moguls and cultural dysfunction as functioning parts in the grand scheme 
To deem black skin inhumane;
So what you view as entertainment
Is enterprised with lethal intent,
While you bob your head to crack lyrics
Don't forget their purpose....
See when you dumb down social expression
Ultimately you dumb down the people
And "dumb people" aren't seen as equal
Now, "We The People" can't even play catch up
Because we're to caught up
So I ask,  
What's your position? 
"Institute My Position"