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Red droplets on the pavement
Still bodies in the street
The stench of putrefaction
Whenever opposites meet
Ebony and ivory
The contrast oh so stark
The monster claims another
Step One
When you see flashing blue and red lights behind you, do not panic!
(Unless you are black.)
If so, run through a mental list
Rapid-fire
When I thought of the loneliness
In a kingdom full of insecurities
Once I sat engaged and soling
Once upon a midnight splendid
Hands ache as the cold metal cuts in deep
Pressed unyielding to ensure obedience
No resistance to an entrenched position of power
I can't breathe
Back is bruised and full of tension
Moon like a dinner plate
Cleans him of his shackles
Sets him free of worry and consequence
He is beast
Grinning with pearly fangs
Laughter shakes shaggy fur
Claws crack concrete
One day our time will come;
We will never say that
Our lives were well spent
Have never truly known love
We can't say that we
Admiring his handiwork, he stood
Before the wall drenched in paint.
They compared him to Banksy; they would
Claim he could draw anything, without complaint.
But comparison to anyone was degrading,
Black people are always getting treated like dirt
Someones getting shot or ends up getting hurt
We try hard and fight for justice so this can stop
African American
Not even supposed to be American
Stolen
Bought
Made to be property
You laugh at the fact I have no father
Walking through the store, i feel eyes on me,
surprise on me,
despise on me,
like i stole something from them.
isn’t it funny how they stole mine
we all know a good home is hard to find
I hate you for what you did...
You ripped my true love out of my arms
if only we were white, I suppose
you would have warned him before you assumed
As an infant, their eyes are filled with happiness
their head is filled with innocence
their heart is filled with gold.
As a toddler, their eyes are filled with curiosity
their head is filled with imagination
Haven't you heard?The minorities are still the majorityYet the majority still aren't flourishingParalyzed, trapped in poverty, jailedWhy is that, you askHaven't you heard? Did you watch the news?Another black person downNot by another young foolBu
This is for all the brothers and sisters that fell before their time.
Laying on their back because of another's crime.
Time to open our eyes and step out our cage.
Let’s stick with the facts we don't want any one getting confused
In this world of different colors, why is it me I'm getting accused?
Not just that, at the hands of an officer I'm facing death
From cotton fields
To bloody spills.
From metal chains
To metal clangs.
We still can’t escape
Discrimination.
Started out with
“My color,
Is better than yours.”
This video was created to transmit disgust with incidents of law enforcement officials relying too heavily on violent measures of interventi
