To be black is to be beautiful.

To be black is to be a survivor 

To be black is to be a fighter 

To be black is to be stronger 

To be black is to come harder

 

To be black means to work much longer 

To be black is to have an inbuilt charger 

To be black is to fight for sanity 

To be black is to carry tragedies

 

To be black is to be persistent 

To black to be resistant 

To be black is to rap your sorrows 

To be black is to be unsure of tomorrow

 

To be black is to refrain from fighting back 

To be black is to always lack 

To be black is have pain as your neighbour 

To be black is to have no favour .

 

To be black is to be crippled 

To be black is not having your story told. 

To be black is to be robbed of your identity 

To be black is to endure mental slavery .

 

To be black is to be viewed as ugly 

To be black is to be perceived as a dummy 

To be black is to go through scrutiny 

To be black is to be beaten down brutally

 

To be black is to have lack of representation 

To be black is to face discrimination 

To be black is suffer degradation 

To be black is to not having access to education

 

To be black is to be stared at on vacation 

To be black is to own frustration 

To be black is to have lost your soul on the plantation

To be black is to die of starvation