Our Family

I stood right there...
They stood right there...
I heard you crying for me
I did nothing
I seen you reach for me
I did nothing
My unborn children
Felt your pain
My daughter's
Four generations beyond
Still cry your tears
Because my sons
Still stand in fear
When your heartbroke
As they ripped our child from you hands
I held you back
We held you back
When the took me from you
I lowered my head despair
I knew you didn't sob for me
Especially when I didn't sob with you
Our unborn children
Felt you pain
Our daughter's
Four generations beyond
Still hold you contempt
Because my son's
Still can understand my burdens
They carry because...
I was shackled and chained
Sodomized and tortured just the same
I was a warrior
I needed my woman...
But too proud to call out for her
My tone became muted
Because I knew
Our unborn children
Would feel our pain
Our daughter's would yield the world
Because our son's
Would become the pillars
Of Our Family