Public School PipelineA Poem by Baby RicochetThis one's for all the kids getting sold out by the systematic dismantling of public education.Public schools to private prisons Pipe line education They say no child is left behind Incarceration Nation Slashing funding standardizing with zero tolerance Kids taught to fear authority The death of innocence Cops patrolling in the school yard Keep little thugs in line What was after school detention Now it's serving time Racial profile stop and frisk He's only ten years old Gonna cuff him to a system of maximum control Stigmatized and segregated put into special ed Born to serve for felonies The label on his head Throw Trayvon into a prowler Throw Tasheka in the brig You don't have to tell these kids the justice system's rigged They turn kids into criminals Creating a disgrace Poor and black will cost you kiddies You're labeled by your face Maximum security lock down The new world order school A public education system Designed for penal rule Know injustice when you see it The kids are out of time Cradle to grave incarceration School to prison pipeline © 2014 Baby RicochetAuthor's Note
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24 Reviews Added on February 25, 2014 Last Updated on February 25, 2014 AuthorBaby RicochetTampa, FLAboutI write just for the hell of it A way to spend some time Blurting out in cyber space Whatever's on my mind Maybe funny maybe tragic Emotional and raw Politi.. more..Writing
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