Voter Apprehension

Folks don't vote no moreThey think they are aboveNot realizing that it is feeding the very corruption they despise ofThe voice of humanity is the one we need to hearWhen you turn a blind eye what wins is the seat of fearThe people of my past, native, black and womankindDenied this privileged voice, still today are left behindDisenfranchised are the ones kept away from knowledge's doorThe common link of suffering, treading vastly on the poorWe can call them out together with awareness and a careThis vehicle democracy will no doubt get us thereIt takes some time and doingDr King would proudly sayShut down complacent blindnessTransform indifferenceNowToday