Born like that

now you can walk like a girl, if you sweet like that
or get a lazy lisp, if yo teef like that
and holding hands ain't nothing strange, when you scared like that
or when relying on some strength, when you weak like that

But a boy don't know bout pussy til he schooled like that
and kissing ain’t a lesson til you see that act
so to say that homosexuals are born like that
means that someone been molested from day one like that
whether physically or visually abused like that
or seduced by predators who on the sneak like that
be they family, friends, or strangers with a perverse knack
for preying on the gullible who trust the fact
that while doing dirty deeds may set their stomachs back
it’s okay to feel that way, it means you’ve got some back
And giving back to the one whose always had your back
makes you feel special when they like you back

but remember any craving ain't a natural fact
but a conditioning of circumstances running back
and once infected you don't expect to be condemned for that
so you normalize your sickness til its cool like that
indoctrinating others with unnatural facts
til a community of victims wave their flag like that
and forget that love and sex don't mean the same like that
and confused, define their views as love, and love like that

some sad folk say they gay to hide the pain like that
and some embrace the pain to spite the rain like that
but sad or gay, we’re all insane, and that’s a fact
we love to blame the victim for their ways like that
though we couldn’t save them from the shit that plays like that

we got soldiers lost they legs and can’t get them back
we got folks who lost they minds and they ain’t coming back
we got folks who steady lie and can’t tell truth from fact
we got folk been traumatized and can’t find they way back
we got children lost they innocence and can’t get it back

but they all people, we all people, shades derived from black
human beings whose humanity is under attack
and I pray someday we all will find our own way back
to remember we're all precious, we were born like that.

©1.18.2017 ebn