By: Fatou Diouf (Creator)
So mindful over the consequences of my words
That it does not make sense
The power that I hold with my tongue is like no other I know
The pain and pleasure of my sentences is
The way of my mind
The words that want to escape are trapped
Like a bird in a cage with a door that is too scared to open
The other side awaits for my honesty that I do not know where it has gone
So mindful over the consequences of my
Words that is does not make sense
The words are not trapped by my mind
Oh no, its trapped by my enemy, Mortality
She tells me to consider, rethink, and keep quiet
While he the tells me to he tells me to shout, be honest and liberate
She tells me to be strong, just wait, and don’t be American, be better
While he tells me to speak up, express and vouch
The heart and gut has no say in this war
When they talk the inner ears don’t listen
They are shouting and screaming for my benefit and don’t listen
And guess who gets all the blame