choice in ferguson
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Dead
18
he was 18 and dead
young, no life lived yet
young black men are now forced to fret
because he's dead, 18 and dead
black
The First Amendement
The ultimate rule we live by
Abused and neglected,
Just like those fighting in Ferguson,
Those same warriors fighting for our country,
Many become blind to their actions,
Look at him run
His big stupid feet
We gonna kill
A nigga on the street
Short nigga, dumb nigga
Watch him fall
Dark nigga, light nigga
Kill em' all
White supremacy can't be beat
For I am not here to speak my worth, To tell my side of the story
You hear him, his bragging, his nagging, his lying and changing his story
He doesnt know that I know the truth, and that God is my witness.
Blacks being killed like we have no Self worth or even meaning
But how can i expect the whites to respect us when we act so demeaning
Killing EACH OTHER like that other person didnt have a reason to live
I am a white girl
I am privledged
I need not fear if the police
will kill me for walking
down the street
But even though I'm white
I know that black lives matter
When the news tells lies
Protect and Serve
These are the words
Of the men who swore
To potect us
Not Kill and enslave
And dreadfully maim
The people around us
To keep the peace
Guns, violence, fear, mistrust,
No Justice
What happen to eqaulity and safety
in
America
We recite land of the free
while my fellow brothers are getting shot
How are we suppose to speak out for what's right
When it seems as if to peacefully protest is denied
So we haven't had the right?
To see past color was a dream
A vision past down by a king
How are we suppose to speak out for what's right
When it seems as if to peacefully protest is denied
So we haven't had the right?
To see past color was a dream
A vision past down by a king
Innocent: not responsible for or directly involved in an event yet suffering its consequences.
I can only imagine
What it's like to be
Watched.
Feared.
Seen as a threat.
When I walk,
When I drive,
When I go to school.
Never knowing
