Being woke is not a bad thing to be
Woke is a way of life that will set you free
Where the veil of deceit is not covering your eyes
Being woke means you see behind all the lies
The lies we are fed from people in power
Veiling us from the truth in each passing hour
They hope we don’t see what they are doing is wrong
They hope we submit and just go along
Creating fear and chaos and pointing fingers the wrong way
Hoping we don’t see what is actually on display
Playing before us like a movie from the past
Creating distance between us that I hope will not last
Taking people away from their homes each day
Even the ones here legally do not have a say
Locking them up as though their lives do not matter
Leaving a trail of tears from the lives that they shatter
Woke is seeing that women should have the choice
Allowing a female to use her own voice
Making the decision to do what she may
Not having men in office have a say
What women and doctors decide behind closed doors
Making decisions about our bodies that shouldn’t be yours
Our body autonomy should be a right
But now we have to do it all over again and fight
Being woke means you have empathy and compassion
Choosing to hate is no longer in fashion
Whether you are lesbian, trans or gay
Or use the pronouns he, she or they
All people are beautiful in their own way
Accepting who they identify as and who they love is okay
They want people uneducated, ignorant and weak
So they can cause fear that will keep us meek
Do not believe it when they say
That woke is wrong and it is not okay
That is another lie they tell you to believe
For all they do is lie and deceive
Being woke scares them and takes away their power
So they can’t keep us down and at the bottom of their tower
Being woke is a powerful force
Being woke means we get to choose our own course
Being woke allows one to be free
Free from the lies, deceit and oligarchy