Let us not feel down because we are a neglected race
Let us not take out our anger on each other because the police seem to be doing a splendid job at that
And no, I'm not just a bitter black girl
I passed that adjective ages ago when you felt bad for Cecil being tormented by a trophy obsessed imbecile, though after you finished catching feelings you resumed to killing us
I'm Outraged.
Offended is just too polite of a word
We are a painful history
They say they care by taking down the flag though only after a gruesome event; and yes, that was very noble of you
Nevertheless, how long did it take until South Carolina was filled with protesters shouting 'black power' against those that got turned on by watching us burn
Let us not feel unloved because the state doesn't love us nor cares what becomes of us
We are surrounded by everlasting love and that's more that enough
However, we should feel loved since the most powerful man in the world is BLACK
But it's hard to do so because whenever you turn on the news, one of your own is the highlights
And they weren't dribbling a ball or tearing down on the mic
They just weren't given enough time to prove that they weren't a threat
Say Her Name
FRED HAMPTON!
Say Her Name
MIRIAM CAREY!
Say His Name
JONATHAN SANDERS!
Dear Mississippi cop,
Did it make you feel like a man when you "got your nigger"?
Why is it that Tumblr teaches me more than school ever has?
That a white man can reach for his gun in front of a cop
Yet countless black women and black men have been murdered at the very thought of them concealing a weapon
Tamir Rice shot 2 seconds after the police arrived on scene for only having a BB gun
What about the unarmed peaceful protests that have ended in tear gas and riot gear?
How about the two beautiful black souls take endured more than 100 rounds for being nothing more than a threat?
Then there's Fred Hampton and Samuel DuBose...
No, they didn't matter
They never did because even the most powerful man in the world can't even get his gun control policy passed or considered
But take a look at the white man that will get to go home to his family
A man that doesn't have to become a # in order to matter
Let us not teach our kids hate
We may not be the best and we know that we are far from perfect but at least we value the importance of everyone's life
It may not prevent them from going on a hunting spree for us;
But we have come too far to let the lesson that we leave in the world be retaliation
Think back to the start
Before we knew the concept of death
Though we could comprehend that every life has its end
Now fall back to what we know now...
Where one race is still superior to the other even though they try so hard to teach us otherwise
Now you see the problem with school is that they take something so pure and make it so glum
They have a month dedicated to our history
Sadly, it still makes some feel deserted
I once overheard a girl say that "it was unfair that black people had a whole month dedicated to them" after our black history month assembly
Hence why my friend would reply "we study about your people's history for the remaining months of the year and you don't see me complaining"
Let us not feel sad because we are a neglected race
It only seems like some people were made for this world and some weren't
Let us not feel disheartened because they are still killing us because they feel threatened
We should, however, keep our peaceful protests, always remember that just because they only happened a few years or months ago; we should forget about them
More importantly, we should tell our children that their race isn't a death sentence
We may be the most hated race, but I adore being black
Dedicated to Sandra Bland, Jonathan Sanders and all the black women and men that we have lost at the hands of the police.
Until we meet again!
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