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Only Human

Who are you?

By Alana ZianPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
Only Human
Photo by Oladimeji Odunsi on Unsplash


If we are all human
Why do you have a gun
Why do you want to shoot me
Why does my race matter you
Am running it the way, I want
You say I am inferior
And you are superior
But you still hunt me down
Isn’t that madness
In broad daylight

If we are all human
Why do you stab me in the back
Why do you say I am the criminal
For as far as I know
I work day and night
To put food on my child’s table
And I never rest
Because if I do
He will go hungry
And beg on the streets
Is it this that you want
Do Black lives even matter

If we are all human
Why do you give me the dirty work
Why am I the slave here
Don’t I have the qualifications
For a white-collar job

And then you say it is a modern world
Every man for himself
God for us all
And am wondering how did we reach here
Are we still in ancient times
If racism is what everybody is wearing
Like a black suit to the funeral

If we are all human
Let us all have compassion
For one another
Let us all have the freedom
To go wherever we want
To be who we were meant to be
Without being ashamed of our skin tones
For they come in different colours
Let civilians throw away the guns
They are meant for the military
For our country is no warzone

Let us treat women with respect
For they need it just like the men
Let us all have equal rights
For we are all equal infront of
The God Almighty


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About the Creator

Alana Zian

Am an introverted poet

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