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