
The Problem that Sits
How can you sit there and say that
“All Lives Matters”
When, clearly, All Lives do not matter when you see the
Same Race
Same Gender
Same Socioeconomic Background
Being a Target?
How can you sit there and say that
We live in a post-racial society
When we are still living in segregation with
Rich and Poor School Systems
Rich and Poor Food Industries
Rich and Poor Communities
And majority of blacks are living on the poor end?
How can you sit there and say that
Black people are NOT initiating social mobility
When we reach these high positions we are criticized for being
Too Pro-Black
Too Demanding
Too Ethnic
In workplaces where WE should be prideful because “we made it out the hood”?
How can you sit there and say
The news is not biased
When unarmed black men are being killed in the hands of police, but you THINK it’s justified because
They bring up OLD criminal records
They post OLD mugshots from minor offenses or
They THOUGHT they saw a gun?
How can you sit there and say
You don’t feel anything from this poem?
If you sit there and say you feel nothing from this poem,
then you should sit there and say “I am the problem”.