Problems of Today
People being killed on a daily bases
The bond once formed by the human race is decinigrated
one tragic death after another
Our young black men are being taken everyday
Some because they have a hood on their head
others because they look like they're up to good
These are the problems we face, the problems of today
The problems we as the united states must change
The problem of our children always ridin' shotgun
But they run when them shots come
cause they're scared of our police and gettin' shot with a tiny shotgun
The problem of our young men rippin' through the streets until their feet get tired
just to keep their shoes off them power lines
The problem of us being defined off the color of our skin
The problem of us having to lose just to win
The problem of our kids having to go to school and wonder if somebody will
bomb the place
The problem of us knowing all the lyrics to Beyonce's 7/11 but needing
a hymnal just to sing Amazing Grace
These are the problems we face
The problems of today
The problems we as the united states must change
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hitalot879
Would you be so kind as to check out my newest poem entitled, "A Secret Place". It has been a work in progress since the fall of 1989 my email is : I'm featured on writerscafe, neopoet, all poetry, starlitfecafe and power poetry. Thank you kindly poet Mario William Vitale. 10/2/17
