I think it the time of transparency
The rhetoric from the position we thought
to be the top
Is now debased
to unfamiliar place
As we exist
No need we trust in him
But I ask is the true idea coming here?
Is this what enemies fear?
A new space
In which value can be placed
On the people
And not debased
By the fact of my race
Might it be
I only react when it threatens me
Or the idea that my monies
May be of compromise
If he come for mine
I am cynical
the appearance of care
May seem like empathy there
But I am all too aware
You’d turn your head
If he didn’t bark at you instead
I reserve my right not to believe
That this “family” has received
Me, or the idea that a minority race
Might equate
In this space
We are Americans
I am an Auburn student
But I wonder if my community
feels the same way
I don’t demand a revelation
But if you remain opaque
How might I know you feel
What it’s like to be me
Again I demand nothing from you
But would you stand with me
If the issue wasn’t about you?
Brian Jr. of Xlass
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