Freedom, what does it mean
When 2 million in prison remain unseen
Contracted out, same as slaves
To labor for others, living in caves
With bars & bracelets, cuffed and confined
Branded criminals and then mined
America, land of the free
Except those in prison
Many unjustly
Years of confinement
Only to find
They are innocent
Justice was blind
By color and race
Against prejudice face
Not freedom for all
Shoved to the wall
Beaten and bruised
Badly abused
In constant fear
Murdered year after year
Freedom, America dreams
Not at all what it seems
Hypocrisy reigns
For corporate gains
Greed at the center
Only the privileged enter
Rotten to the core
Hard to restore
The sovereign rights
Of the weak and the poor
Freedom, awake from your sleep
Join hands in right action
Promises keep
That we all gain traction
To repair the pain
Inflicted on innocents
By minds insane
We must all join hands now
To make it through
The challenges upon us
Creating anew
Mutual respect
No one neglect
Care for each other
As sister and brother
And nature our mother
Leave no one behind
Show up and be kind
Black Lives Matter
Not empty chatter
Be bold and strong
Know right from wrong
Freedom, let it ring in the halls
Of every building, hear the calls
In every park and every lane
Freedom now for all to gain