They say some of the leading causes of death for black people is health issues and police brutality
But what they don’t tell you
Is that in reality
Many other factors play a part
What they don’t talk about is the heart
The heart has been killing us from the start
We have kids we don’t want and put them in the system
Letting them grow up feeling abandoned and unloved
We have single parents playing both roles
Leaving children feeling empty and tryna fill in the holes
The young women don’t know what real love feels like so they stay in toxic situations
If that man is beating you, or cheating on you
Belittling you, or tossing you to the side
Y’all should not be having relations
The men are destroying the women that love them most
Then they boast about it to their friends
And these young women never know when to leave, they stay to no end
They always make amends
Everyone is angry or hurting
Harboring pain
Then using it against others for their own personal gain
Our children are getting bullied by other children who were not loved enough
Who were not taught
That pain starts at the heart
Physical pain is bad but the emotional pain is worse
Everyone is depressed
Self harm leaves bathroom sinks a bloodied mess
Everyone is in competition
Everyone tears each other down instead of uplifting
People are crying for help online
And social media deems them attention seeking
Ignoring the scars, and the tears
The leading cause of death is the heart
But y’all aren’t listening
