Brown Boy Dreaming

He dreamt that he was a King

But he knew it was only a dream.

Imagine a brown boy being crowned King.

All the white folks would scream.

A brown boy is supposed to be free.

Free to be whoever he wants to be.

Encouraged to be the first to obtain his college degree.

In adulthood, he even gets invited to join the board of trustees.

Little did he know, they used him to say they believed in “diversity.”

He thought through hard work, he could reach the top.

After all, he was valedictorian and excelled at his university.

Yet he is always overlooked and used as a prop.

Bob gets the promotion to president.

And the brown boy is supposed to be grateful he made it to VP.

He is forced to applaud their ascent.

And painted out to be aggressive when he disagrees.

Still, he never gives up on his dreams.

Instead, he quits his job and becomes an entrepreneur.

Building his own empire

And finding a loyal team.

Now he gets driven around by a chauffeur.

He is the King of his own empire.

He created his own path to the top

Because inside him was an intense fire.

He made it out of the hood despite their scheming

Achieved his goals

And became more than just a brown boy dreaming.