Dee Allen Broken Contract –for Trevor Noah and Kimberly Jones There’s a high, steep mountain We, the ambitious, must climb To reach our sweetest dreams And after numerous Attempts at advancing Up that same Monolithic rock, almost touching the moon, The White elite above Still can’t stand to see Any brother, any sister On the come up— A level playing field Is a threat to them. Economic freedom Is a threat to them. The closer we get to the summit, The farther down We fall from Being pushed by The few nearest To the top. It’s when the earthen floor Surrounding the mountain Fills with fallen, fractured Bodies, dark of skin That shows The social contract between White America and Black America Being broken.
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