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For my Son's Education
September 28, 2010
I worked hard
To earn money
For my son's education
After long days in the fields,
I realized I had enough money
For my son's education
We packed our bags
And started off
For my son's education
As we left, a white man came
And took away my money
My money, earned
For my son's education
It was my owner, a man as white as snow
He doesn’t care
For my son's education
What does it matter?
An education for us Negros
As dark as black shoe polish
The snow white man takes my money
That was the first time my boy had seen me cry,
For my son's education
© Monica L., St. George, UT
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