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Black Snake

Man I get so depressed, I got a different type of stress that I gotta get off my chest

Cuz its eating me from the inside out, I see my generation putting themselves in a situation of hate and greed,

I left my old ways so I can say I stand for and with my native brothers and sisters at standing rock fighting to protect the water,

don’t even bother to call the cops because they are the ones that don’t stop the pipeline

they fight for the black snake they are under the regime of a boy that wants to make America great

where hate is promoted and the killing of innocent people is accepted

these are the only things a boy would want because a real man would understand the bigger picture

instead of agreeing to a 1.5 trillion dollar contract as he ignores the facts of the original agreement

that was made before he was conceived

I believe you should leave and never return til you learn some respect

You affect the nation with hate and ignorance, the people who follow you mistake your statements with knowledge,

you’re more fake than your own college

but this isn’t just about you its about the men women and children at standing rock who won’t stop fighting for what is right despite all the police brutality it’s a sad reality  but its our nature to automatically stand and raise up against this oppression

My only confession in San Diego is standing with standing rock and we are saying

“Que viva” standing rock and I never thought our revolution would happen in my lifetime but I have to remind the leaders of this nation that those who support the fascist ways, that the red warriors will not stand down without a fight

and to remind my red warriors that just know you are not alone keep fighting for your home

The Brown Berets of Aztlán and People Over Profits of San Diego

will continue marching through the streets to enlighten the people

they will not stand down to this black snake or do whatever it takes to make sure the snake does not

kill our mother earth cuz after birth you only have one mother but they would rather kill her 

over some pocket money, that’s the definition of greed

so when we get there, red warriors you got to lead us to battle

(Alberto III 9 February, 2017).

Angela Gigliotti, PhD candidate

Department of Educational Studies

Centre for Arts and Learning

Goldsmiths, University of London

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