Why should a mother

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Why should a mother hide the pain of a gun
From her child

Why should a mother hide the hours it takes to be successful
From her child

Why should a mother not let a child know the stories behind his livid skin tone

Why should a mother hide reality from her child

Why should a mother sweep the fact that, just because you can't see the blood flowing under daddy's skin he might get stung by the pain of a gun ,under the rug

Why should a mother not tell her son or daughter that if they don't have success they are letting down a nation and a race of Melaniods.

Why should a mother refrain from guiding her child to the path where there's no guns and gang violence

But instead we call it abuse

That is when I question every youth
Young woman, young man what is abuse

There is no such thing as tough love

Love is kind love is soft

Your mother is simply saving you from cocaine meth guns violence death heart ache pain problems and miserableness

Why should a mother of color watch her child die right before her eyes

Tell them to call child protective services but the system cares less for the future of the children than a mother who cares about the past future and present

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