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'Cut loose these chains, that keep us confined.'

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A poem by Tupac Amaru Shakur

Please wake me when I'm free,
I cannot bear captivity.

Where my culture I'm told holds no significance,
I'll wither and die in ignorance.

But my inner eye can see a race,
Who reigned as kings in another place.

The green of trees were rich and full,
and every man spoke of beautiful.

Men and women together as equals,
War was gone because all was peaceful.

But now like a nightmare I wake to see,
That I live like a prisoner of poverty.

Please wake me when I'm free,
I cannot bear captivity.

For I would rather be stricken blind,
Than to live without expression of mind.

Description
'Cut loose these chains, that keep us confined.'

Untitled
A poem by Tupac Amaru Shakur

Please wake me when I'm free,
I cannot bear captivity.

Where my culture I'm told holds no significance,
I'll wither and die in ignorance.

But my inner eye can see a race,
Who reigned as kings in another place.

The green of trees were rich and full,
and every man spoke of beautiful.

Men and women together as equals,
War was gone because all was peaceful.

But now like a nightmare I wake to see,
That I live like a prisoner of poverty.

Please wake me when I'm free,
I cannot bear captivity.

For I would rather be stricken blind,
Than to live without expression of mind.