by I
From Cambria County
Equal opportunity they say,
While some rise and others fade away
What is equal opportunity
If not the same treatment for both you and me
"Its all based on the effort you put in"
Until a rich white girl shows up and takes the easy win
Until she gets rewarded for the scars I have within
Equal opportunity they say
Then shun you from society for being gay
All because they think its not okay
It's not about your level of education
Because we are not a united nation
Equal opportunity they say
Then break into houses and take families away
Why are we getting deported out the country?
Is this not "the land of the free"?
Equal opportunity they say
Then spit on you because you look a certain way
They look at me with hate and resentment
Tell me I don't deserve the 13th Amendment
Equal opportunity they say
Until you can't afford to pay
You live on the street and get called homeless
Trying to find a job is nothing less than hopeless
There is no "discrimination”
Why was I excluded from participation
When they see cops, that's their friend
When I see cops, it might be the end
So no, equal opportunity does not exist
Because there are those who "won't be missed"
Those who fight to subsist
Those who are constantly dismissed