I Am Young
I am young
I am only 14
There goes another black man dead on my tv screen
All eyes are on me
I feel trapped
I’m always code-switching trying to adapt
I don’t even know who I truly am
I am young
I’m just 14
And yet I worry am I too white or am I too black
Why are society’s eyes always glued to my back
I’m just a kid
I am young
I’m literally 14
I worry am I next
Am I the next hashtag
Or is it my brother
Who is the next dead black body we will discover
I am young
14
While my white friends go to movies
I’m being taught how to avoid getting shot by officers on duty
As my white friends finish up homework
I’m going to protest for my fallen brothers and sisters
Mayne f this system
It’s a privilege to be a normal kid
A foreign concept for me
I’ll never experience this
For my dark skin prevents it