Ode to S****y White People

Ode to S****y White People

A Poem by VERONICA
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this is a song. clap along.

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neoliberal Colonizers
white folks you Gentrifiers
How could you even try to be here
when you don't see the Story clear?

neoliberal Colonizers
white folks you Gentrifiers
that's you and me 'least I can admit it
walking with my puppy & smoking a Spirit

You're so Rad with your Spirit Tobacco
Natural or Organic Which field does it grow?
Red Face on white product--it'sa Con
as you add more smoke to the Pollution

Do you really think you're the solution?
you're buying Vegan food & cuttin' down on Gluten
livin' off the spoils of a Bank's looootin'
pass a Homeless man just to poo-poo 'em

neoliberal Colonizers
white folks you Gentrifiers
that's you and me 'least I can admit it
walking with my puppy & smoking a Spirit

neoliberal Colonizers
white folks you Gentrifiers
Do ya know what any of these words mean?
No you don't, you fit right into the Scheme

I wanna talk about schematics, not Intent
think on Someone else, consider Displacement
the Highways & BART stations
uprooting lives of All My Relations

SO that you could take up Space in Oakland
DIY your squat, community projects, And
escape to Emryville when it's too much
kick it down at Starbucks, a Salad for Lunch

(alternate verse for Seattle:
I wanna talk about schematics, not Intent
think on Someone else, consider Displacement
the Systems of jail and educations
uprooting lives of All My Relations

SO you could take up Space in the CD
work for Amazon & buy Weed legally
escape to Pike's Place when it's too much
kick it down at Starbucks, a Salad for Lunch)


neoliberal Colonizers

white folks you Gentrifiers
Do ya know what any of these words mean?
No you don't, you fit right into the Scheme

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neoliberal Colonizers
white folks you Gentrifiers
How could you appropriate other cultures?
You are White Blood-sucking vultures


you wanna Be a revolutionary
let go of Privilege Baggage you carry
you wanna feel Something that's real
you wanna be a really really Big Deal

You say, "it's all Stolen Land, anyway
while We're here, we'll throw our bodies in the Fray."
you should know, this ain't a Rap Video
Go back home. & teach on what you know

neoliberal Colonizers
white folks you Gentrifiers
How could you appropriate other cultures?
You are White Blood-sucking vultures

neoliberal Colonizers
white folks you Gentrifiers
How could you even try to be here
when you don't see the Story clear?

© 2014 VERONICA


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Added on January 18, 2014
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