Black Boy

Black boy, what is your name?

Will I see you again?

Black boy, where are you from?

Will your soul return undone?

When you were born

You were hated in every nation

And yet, you live in spite of hatred

To become a man

Black boy, how can you breath

Under the weight of your reality?

Oh, black boy, will you survive

The hand that chooses if you live or die?

So many more have come before

And walked alone

Well, on your journey, I will be praying

Your every step will take you home

Well, on your journey

I, I, I will be praying

Your every step

Will take you home