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I had a hard time writing this. Really hard time. A moment of deep truth.
Are you "you"? Are you "we"?
You think we don’t know but we do
You think we don’t know that you are conditioned to believe you’re superior to black people
We know. It’s in your DNA
You think we don’t know that you are fearful of unleashed, unsuppressed, free Black people
We know. It’s in your DNA
You think we don’t know that Black people are the root of your existence in America
Without us you wouldn't have and won't survive
We know. It’s in your DNA
We are you
We are your money which is everything to you
We made you wealthy
We are the foundation of your riches
You purchased us just as you purchased your land and used us as equity
We surveyed your land
We plowed your fields
We planted your crops
We picked your cotton
We prepared your food
We nourished your souls
We fed your children
We sexually satiated your spouses
We bore your children
You don’t think we know but we do
You don’t think we know that you need us to entertain you
We do. It’s in your DNA
You don’t think we know that we provide the barometer for what is culturally popular.
You don’t think we know that we make you feel comfortable
Everything we do has been designed to make you feel comfortable
You designed it that way and we know that
We built your houses
We made your furniture
We trained your horses and raised your children
We designed your homes
We built your kitchens
We served your meals
We managed and tolerated your intoxication
We cared for your souls
You think we don’t know Black people fighting Black people makes it easier for you
Easier for you to place blame
Easier for you to talk about us behind our backs
You think we don’t know but we do
You think we don’t know about your compartmentalized feelings in regards to class
We know where your definition of class puts us
It’s in your DNA
You think we don’t know what you know
You think we don’t know that you have to have the last word, make the final decision and hold the power of choice to make change
We know. It’s in your DNA
You stunted and stole our education
You chose what we should know and how we should know it
You think we don't know that you created rules and laws to ensure we won’t know what you know
We know. It’s in your DNA
You can’t run from it
If you try to it will catch up to you just like the blackness of my skin
I can’t run away from it
If I ever wanted to you wouldn't let me
I love and I am proud of my blackness
I choose to learn about my history and not carry guilt from my past
You think we don’t know you’re running away from your past
We do. It’s in your DNA
You think we don’t know that given the facts you will do everything you can to deny them
You try hard to run away from the history of your people but you can’t
It’s in your DNA
I’m in your DNA
We are a part of you
We are America
We all really know
You just think we don’t but we do