I was born in a hospital that was very big and white The hands of a male doctor pulled me into the light My grandmother cut the umbilical cord and I took my first breath in a maternity ward They gave me food and shelter. they gave me clothes and things I was allowed to go to school and I was encouraged to sing I was healthy, I was a privileged soul and I am lucky today, and thankful on the whole I am called Scorpio, if they got the date right I cannot transcend this caste even if I tried I hope to kill a great lion someday and I will because with work ethic I was raised Fire, Water, Earth, Wind have gone to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John Elements are assigned. Stars given names. Baseball on T.V., pictures in frames I am still hunting for the hide of such sheen My hair is still curly and my eyes are still green Stick a needle in my eye I'm middle class 'til the day I die