Poems about Animals

We had Dr. King, brother Malcolm, and we can't forget about Mr.Evers All black men fighting for one thing
Do I know what it was like to be black in 1953? Why, no, miss, I do not. Do I know it was horrible? Yes.
What have I done? To deserve this cold floor. What have I done? To be slammed in the face by that door.
My paws are swollen My puppies are nipping I want to bark, but my vocal cords are broken
It’s only a color. Just a color. Like red, blue, green, white. Only it’s darker.
The Woman with a Fake eye This woman had an eye scariest of the scary She scared every kid in sight like bloody Mary
Pushed to the side and always passed by I do the deeds that are whipped out of me You can not stand up
I understand the plight of a prisoner.
Hold me down. Hold me down. Hold me down like a tidal wave swallows anything and everything in its way.
I look up to the sky Way, way up high I see a crescent dime

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