ICantBreathe
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I still remember, the freedom and the trees I was surrounded by
Suddenly replaced by the dark stink of a crowded cargo hold
A collective nightmare sailing during an endless night
Hate, violence
Fires, Riots
Fights, Never stay quiet
All caused by two words, Not Guilty
It's fair, it's unfair
People asking how can this be ?!
The pain is unbearable for most
I can feel my muscles fighting against it.
The will to will, the will to carry on.
I can feel my muscles contract
As I hold my breath refusing
Refusing to oxygenate the lungs
The lungs that helped me sustain
This is for my brothers and my sisters full of ideas, creativity, and passion. This is for those young black lives, the eighteen and nineteen year olds trying to make it to graduation or college orientation.
your hands must have once tapped to the beats of Ray Charles, Beyonce, or perhaps Kanye.
