To Be
Verb Tense
You a damn fool
If you don't comprehend
That you are a rash
Attached to my last nerve
Asking me to use the to be verb
Are
You fucking kidding me?
You that disturbed that an
Omission
Perfectly acceptable in my vernacular
Prevents you
From grasping on to
The wisdom escaping from my lips
That now floats freely
Entering your reach
Or
You mad because
For 400 hundred years
You been crafting this
Sculpture of
Standard American Culture
Propgandizing assimilation
But even our language
Is still our language
Melting pot america
Land of the free
Home of the "English"
Let the record show
That that's in quotation
I guess conveniently forgetting history
Doesn't always work out in your favor,
About the Creator
Daniel L. Chapman III, M.Sc. - The Bridge Theory Project
When I first joined Vocal as a founding member, I was just a kid looking for my voice. Over the years, I have put my biotech degree to use, completed a healthcare informatics degree (the M.Sc.), and re-enrolled in my PhD.
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