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Palms Crossed, Broken Hearts

from BLKTCHP3 by Sankofa

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I see flag people.

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Better not think those thoughts too loud.

shh…

red for the blood of the people who built it
Blue for cops steady drilling the kill switch
White to wash anything that offends us
Stars for distractions they happily send us
Stripes for lines to read between, this and that
Or maybe just the bars in a prison map
Used to be hot dogs, ketchup and fireworks
Now hatred flies high atop this violent earth

Palms cross broken hearts…

Palms crossed broken hearts, stating pledges
Loyalty to a system made to wreck us
Patriotism for those who hate another
Pro-life until birth, then we make them suffer
Rubber bullets special ordinances, for the crowd
The crunch of bones, such a gorgeous sound
Make the audience the target now
Battlelines with riot gear map, we mark them down,

Any frustration a cop ever felt this is a free for all
Black and blue beat them deep inside a demon thrall
Just let time erase the memories that we recall
Bar patrons designatedly drunk, allowed to keep the crawl
Baby talking way too often, pray to power
Kneel down before your overlords and taste the sour
Baby talking way too often, pray to power
Kneel down before your overlords

Maybe a confederate rag
maybe just a simple swastika tag
Maybe diesel burners, flying ragged flags now
Maybe better to be wrong than ever back down
Man, this pride will be the death of us
Compassion cannot exist in hands that fester thus
So many flags at half mast I wonder why
They even make full-sized masts that some supply
Half turns to one quarter and then an eighth
Followed by a 16th, then a 32nd waits
Next thing you know, the flag is draped upon the ground
Covering the browned blood of those who made a sound

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from BLKTCHP3, released September 15, 2023

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