Not By Birth - Morning Again

I owe you nothing

I pay tribute to no image or symbol

That stands for what I cannot support

Shunning the needs of common man

And all of those it was meant to help

A dollar to a prison

A dime to a man in need

A priority misunderstood,

As the country goes it’s way.

I owe nothing to this which

I never chose to belong

I refuse to claim the name.

Of a label stolen with no regard.

Not by birth

Confusion sets in to those who close off

Opportunity.

Self proclaimed inheritors,

Deny these rights to others

I have no place with you, so don’t extend your hand

You embrace me only to watch me, not to include me.