BUT I’M NOT BITTER
H. W. Bryce
In response to Renee Drummond-Brown’s “Allow Me to Introduce Me to You”
You reject me, you put me down,
You sneer at my part of town,
You segregate me, you choke my man,
Why you even refuse to call me ma’am.
But I’m not bitter.
You set the rules, you break the rules,
You maneuver me /to fall between two stools;
You even set me up to fail,
You refuse to make my bail.
But I’m not bitter.
You rape my children, you kill my man,
You choke my charity, you run a scam,
You tell me I’m not worthy, my life’s a fright,
You refuse to ever treat me right.
But I’m not bitter.
You tell me to go back from where I came.
But I was born here, we’re just the same;
You shout at me, you shout me down,
You treat me like a craven clown.
But I’m not bitter.
Where does your hate come from?
You treat everybody as if we’re dumb.
I can’t understand your attitude,
You’re spoiling everybody’s mood
But I’m not bitter.
One day you’ll have to reckon,
One day when death will beckon,
You, my friend, will choke on bitter,
And cry out for your baby sitter.
But I won’t be bitter.
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