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#Black Lives Matter

By Mariko BlacknallPublished 5 years ago 2 min read
“They would beat Jesus if he was Black”-Louis Armstrong

They say # Black Lives Matter is a hate group

Instead of people tired of being caught in an never ending loop

Caught in an endless cycle of hate and systemic racism, but we are the criminals

Flawed is your logic and rationale

We are hated by all, even people who looked just like me too

And yes I went there, I know it and you do too

I am just not afraid to say enough is enough

I am not going to apologize if this comes off rough

But f*** it, these issues should not be treated kindly

I refuse to sit by idly

And watch as another one of my brothers, fathers, mothers, sisters, and child die

I am tired of watching another family have to say a premature goodbye

#Blue lives matter they proudly say

But I can’t pull my skin off at the end of a long day

The you say #All lives matter just to muffle my cries

As you make my hurt, my fear, my outrage nothing but lies

But the truth is you are the epitome of lies, all lives don’t matter

Especially when it’s someone like me who has their blood splattered

Or when I am profiled just because I am alive

By the 5

Oh, but that doesn’t matter right?

“Just be calm” “Don’t resist then you will be alright”

Then when my people are shot down

Doing exactly as you asked, you frown

You frown because I say it’s because he is brown

You tear apart the video and say “look he moved 3 quarters of an inch”

Who cares if his face is on the side walk being pinched

“Well blacks kill blacks all the time”

Am I the only one sick of hearing that same ole rhyme?

White people kill other white people too

But I am sure you’re well aware of that too

People kill people all the time, so f*** what you say

We are protesting crooked cops gone astray

Who get a slap on the wrist and paid vacation

Your ancestors boycotted for far less, “No taxation with out representation”

But we weren’t allowed, 3/5 of a person, I remember now

You refuse to let me forget it... wow

So no, I refuse to lay down and take it

I am going to keep going til I make it

If I am going to die, let it be on top of you

Since you try to keep me beneath you, when all I wanted was equality too

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About the Creator

Mariko Blacknall

A lover of life and love.

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