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MY DYING BREED (CONSEQUENCES)

(June 14 2004)





MONDAY.....a woman is off to BET's model competition

breakin her neck to get up in that new video audition

casting director scopes her from her head to the floor

"Sorry miss, but you're not the type that kats are checkin for."

From that day forward, she underwent some experimentation

decides to implant body parts and brighten her pigmentation

She became victim of pros & cons of wealth equals poor health

It seems like sista girl doesn't love herself



TUESDAY......a man works himself to the bone

to escape from the projects and purchase a new home

He paid his dues, watched his money grow bigger

while the hood labels him as, "bougee-uppity-nigga!"

constantly judged and misunderstood

hated by those of his own shade from the hood

So tell me what happens as he lives the new route

when there's a swastika painted on the side of his house?



WEDNESDAY........a young brotha prepares for a date

but for the moment he's late, and now trying to debate

a group of sistas surrounds him and points in his face

cuz he refuses to limit himself to dating his own race

He's been involved with girls of caramel and chocolate hues

and when the relationships failed, he had others to choose

He said all black women ever do is complain

It's too bad his mama didn't feed his brain



THURSDAY.....here's this one man who's name is John

adapting to the outside as an ex-con

reflected on life behind a jail cell

no sunshine, no love, no females

applied for odd jobs to build up the status

the chances of dignity boosts him automatic

But all employers label him as a felon

which complicates his chances as a man; so they tell em



FRIDAY........high school athlete is here on the rise

having been in the very prime of his life

dude has it all, personalty,wit, charms

always gives thanks to the man engraved on his arm

a scholarship to Texas U, wouldn't that be a thought?

Yeah, it would be, but his life got cut short

by some young black thugs who wanted what he had

now he's at the pearly gates, reunited with his dad



SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.....here comes the weekend.......

LaTanya found a new man and it's time for freakin

he was the tall Wall Street type that made her toes curl

did all the nastiest, freakiest things he could to rock her world

but hold up......although consenting adults, dude didn't make a promise

to stay loyal to her, Cindy, Gina, Sheri, Allen or Thomas   :shock:

when she last saw him, he stroked her head and said "cest la vie"

1 year later LaTanya was diagnosed with HIV



It doesn't matter what day of the week, these occurences happen

in our everyday lives, from the past to today's actions

I know someone hears me, I just have this to share

My breed is dying....and no one seems to care......