Transcription
The List
An X over my name
Categorized as a threat
As an individual
Who knows no respect
Only trouble, threats
They are blind to my struggle
So my tattoos scream
My eyes bleed
My tears scream for peace
But find emptiness
Blood drips from the eyes of a prisoner
Not just any prisoner though
A prisoner of war
The war against the black
The war against the brown
The war against the grades
Of an 8 year old child
A child who finds it hard to read
So he stares out the window instead
Entranced by the world out there
Bling flashes
Cash looks attractive
His knuckles rap against the dusk
Rhymes form
Poetry flows
And for this he is scolded
Sent to the principal's office
His mind shuts down
He gives up on learning
Another name is added to the list!
A list
Filled a long time before
So society votes
Society
Needs another prison built
Other posts by this author
|
2023 feb 24
|
2023 feb 21
|
2023 feb 20
|
2023 feb 6
|
2023 jan 2
|
2022 mar 15
|
More... |
RSS
Replies