Feminist Rage

use our privilege

we need to understand

we've got privilege in our skin.

it's in our lives, affects our minds;

we're better poised to win.

it may not be our fault

but it is if we don't see

that we can change things, we can use it

to bring about equality.

our brothers and our sisters 

of different colors might they be,

deserve more than we could ever give them

they deserve the same as we.

speak out against injustice

wherever you might see it,

online or out in person

and not just when you see fit.

we have to use our voices

to boost those that won't be heard.

what they're saying, what they're screaming

these are important words.

but we must also know when to stop,

know when listening is best.

know when to pass the microphone,

to sit down and just be guests.

sometimes we will not listen

when race gets in the way,

so pass along the message

but remember it's they who have the say.

black people are dying

in the streets and in their homes.

men, women, children murdered

and we're silent just like stones.

killed but our "protectors"

(more like racists with a gun)

and we hail them all as heroes 

like they're killing off the scum.

if we're silent we're complicit,

for them it's fucking life or death

society has cast them out

and we don't waste our breath?

we have got to do better

this shit has got to stop

they've been saying this for centuries,

we better step it the fuck up.

we must use the privilege of being white

and, yes, that is a thing.

people of color aren't our ememies

they're human beings like you and me.