She sent me off to my first day of school Wearing a screaming orange coat so that She could see me however far I walked To school that day and know that I was safe. Her face was bruised so blue that even I Could see those colors from as far away As school, and every school since that first day, However far I walked in space and time. What lesson did I learn on that first day? That being safe would always get you killed. And so I traded safety for more school And when I had to make a choice, I chose School and freedom over home and race. All that schooling to teach me how to be Another bruise
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