February twenty-sixth, 2012
Trayvon Martin took a bullet to the chest
For some candy
And the kindling was laid.
August ninth, 2014
Mike Brown was shot at twelve times
With his hands up in surrender
And we ignited the flame.
Justice began to burn in the heart of America
A closer eye being turned onto the police
And civil unrest began to erupt
Voices, crying out for freedom
July seventeenth, 2014
Eric Garner is suffocated in a chokehold that is prohibited by the NYPD
They denied the use of a chokehold, even when it was caught on video
All while he said out loud “I can’t breathe!”
July tenth, 2015
Sandra Bland is pulled over for a minor traffic violation
And found hanged three days later
In a cell without anything to hang with.
Why am I safe from police violence?
Why will I never have to be afraid that I will be arrested
For walking on the street at night?
It’s an easy answer, to an easy question.
I’m white
And will never have to worry
The way my black classmates do
About being killed
Because of my skin
In the bold, brave, and free
United States of Amerikkka.
Injustice Sees in Color
By:
Lenora
Perce