It's unfortunate they were born there.

I wake up in the morning to my alarm clock
It goes BEEP BEEP BEEP
Wakes me right out of my sleep.
Somewhere across the world a woman just like me Same complexion, same height, even same size feet
She wakes up in the morning to the sound of gunfire
To the sound of bullets blazing and babies crying She fights for her life before she even gets her morning coffee,
Oh, my morning coffee,
Us Americans can't even think before getting our morning coffee.
Then I brush my teeth
Leaving the water running
Wash my face
The water's still running
And I take a pee
While the water is still running,
Running
Little Suzy is running
Little Suzy lives across the sea
There's no water for her to drink
No water for her teeth
No water for her face
She can't pee and leave the water running
There's no good water left to be running
It's all dirty and ain't that something?
Next, I put on my clothes
I have so many that it's hard
It's hard for me to pick what to wear.
Should I wear the pink one or the blue? Is this too much? Too Little? Maybe I should just go for the jeans,
A dress is too much for a morning supper.
Somewhere across the lands
There's a woman who can't command what she wears.
She has no say, she has no choice
She has no power, she has no voice
She can't even sing
She can't even dance
If she dares to leave the house without a man
She's struck down by a man
A man with a plan to disband any woman that speaks without his command.
She has cover her body, her whole body, barely can see her eyes
Can't hear her muffled cries
Her spirit slowly dies
At that morning supper I sit with my family and my friends
We say a prayer over our food, blessed with grace
Uncle Sam tells me how he's tired of the lady at the store
She keeps trying to get me to donate
He says,
She keeps distracting me from my things
He says
She says
Nobody cares what Little Tommy says
What he says about not getting food for morning supper
There's no food for him but no one cares
Everyone just passes him by
Doesn't give him the time of day.
And by this time an hour has passed by
The day will continue but so far
I could name about 100 things
I get to do everyday
Mild inconveniences someone would die to have
Things that everyone should have
But no one cares, my bad
Across the world, not your problem
They're unlucky, so screw em
America, America, the great.
But then someday
Hopefully no day
But maybe one day
When you get awoken from your slumber
To the death of your beloved mother
From the bullets in the ongoing war
For over two years.
Or maybe when you try to brush your teeth
But dirt from people's feet is now on your teeth
You scream, too bad
The water is all you have
Because there's no food
No food to eat and after a few weeks
You'll be weak but if there's no water
A few days is all it will take
For you to go into a deep endless sleep.
Or maybe when you try to talk,
try to sing, to move, to leave,
to wear a different shade of blue
Maybe when you're hit
Beaten until your bruises match
That shade of blue
Maybe, just maybe then you'll understand
The struggles of other humans just like you.
But you were born here.
And they were born there.
You shake your head
You don't care.
It's unfortunate they were born there.
You will never care.
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