I am a privileged white man,
For that, I feel no shame.
I was born to dysfunctional family,
Raised in lonely pain.
I am a privileged white man,
My career began in my teens.
Death claimed by father,
Debt destroyed our means.
I am a privileged white man,
No diploma did I earn.
I wandered streets in darkness,
For a home, my soul did yearn.
I am a privileged white man,
To eat, I mopped their floors.
No future lay before me,
My world filled with locked doors.
I am a privileged white man,
I refused to make it end.
I rose above my station,
My life began to mend.
I am a privileged white man,
I rose above defeat,
No guilt rest on my shoulders,
I’ll remain upon my feet.
I am a privileged white man,
I overcame the past.
I struggle for life daily,
And will until the last.
For I am a privileged white man,
A title I wear proud.
No dishonor do I feel,
For wisdom shall be my shroud.