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Broken
Are we really safe in a place where people can't breathe, can't sleep, can't go walking down the street, without police brutality? Possibly not returning safely to their families? Just because the color of your skin. Living in a broken world where you can never win.
A broken system created on the foundation of chasing slaves. Racism imbedded and stained throughout our history. Why hasn't this mentality changed?
Don't forget their names. Don't let them die in vain. Those who cry those who mourn, those who died. Not really understanding why daddy isn't there and won't be coming home.
Broken families. Too many mothers and fathers not there to watch their kids graduate. Give them flowers. But instead they're putting flowers on their graves.
Where's the equality? Where's the accountability? Stop this hostility. Stop this brutality. This is an emergency!
Systematic racism where Jim Crow ideals are legal. No vote, no housing, no job, no food. It's a governmental FUCK YOU. Convicted felony. A harsher penalty just because the color of your skin.Stuck in a broken system where you can never win.
Silence is a secret killer. If we don't talk about, keep it quiet how will it ever change? The problem keeps getting bigger and bigger. Lives are stolen too soon. Hunted down and beaten, murdered and blamed. Then systematicly swept under the rug. How is it just a clerical error when black bodies are dropping faster than the bullet casings of the gun? How is this still happening? And why do we let this broken system continue?
Where's the equality? Where's the accountability? Stop this hostility. Stop this brutality. This is an emergency!
Colorblindness is just a form of silence to justify and systematicly discriminate, perpetuating this racial hate.
All lives matter will never be true until Black Lives Matter too. All my fellow white people this ain't about us. This change is a must. You can be an ally too and help make this beautiful dream come true.
With education, conversations, open lines of communication. It's up to ALL of us make a stand and make a change.
This may only scratch the surface, but if it helps this broken system change, I hope it's worth it.
A broken system created on the foundation of chasing slaves. Racism imbedded and stained throughout our history. Why hasn't this mentality changed?
Don't forget their names. Don't let them die in vain. Those who cry those who mourn, those who died. Not really understanding why daddy isn't there and won't be coming home.
Broken families. Too many mothers and fathers not there to watch their kids graduate. Give them flowers. But instead they're putting flowers on their graves.
Where's the equality? Where's the accountability? Stop this hostility. Stop this brutality. This is an emergency!
Systematic racism where Jim Crow ideals are legal. No vote, no housing, no job, no food. It's a governmental FUCK YOU. Convicted felony. A harsher penalty just because the color of your skin.Stuck in a broken system where you can never win.
Silence is a secret killer. If we don't talk about, keep it quiet how will it ever change? The problem keeps getting bigger and bigger. Lives are stolen too soon. Hunted down and beaten, murdered and blamed. Then systematicly swept under the rug. How is it just a clerical error when black bodies are dropping faster than the bullet casings of the gun? How is this still happening? And why do we let this broken system continue?
Where's the equality? Where's the accountability? Stop this hostility. Stop this brutality. This is an emergency!
Colorblindness is just a form of silence to justify and systematicly discriminate, perpetuating this racial hate.
All lives matter will never be true until Black Lives Matter too. All my fellow white people this ain't about us. This change is a must. You can be an ally too and help make this beautiful dream come true.
With education, conversations, open lines of communication. It's up to ALL of us make a stand and make a change.
This may only scratch the surface, but if it helps this broken system change, I hope it's worth it.
Published 16th Jul 2020
| Edited 30th Jan 2021
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17th Jul 2020 3:17am
The system is broken. Somrthing drastic but legal must be done to change it. Keep on writing.
17th Jul 2020 3:30am
18th Jul 2020 3:01am
Hi Quincy,
I would be thrilled if you would send an audio reading of this to the site's podcast, The Poetcast Project. I think people would benefit from hearing this and the feature may draw interest to your writing on site. If you would be interested, please send an mp3 or mp4, including your screen name and the poem's title, to:
undergroundoutloud@outlook.com
Member participation is the life's blood of the podcast, so I hope you will consider it.
In kindness,
Daniel
I would be thrilled if you would send an audio reading of this to the site's podcast, The Poetcast Project. I think people would benefit from hearing this and the feature may draw interest to your writing on site. If you would be interested, please send an mp3 or mp4, including your screen name and the poem's title, to:
undergroundoutloud@outlook.com
Member participation is the life's blood of the podcast, so I hope you will consider it.
In kindness,
Daniel
Hi Daniel,
I would love to send you an audio reading for the podcast! I am working on adding music to this and I should be done by the end of next week.
Thank you!
I would love to send you an audio reading for the podcast! I am working on adding music to this and I should be done by the end of next week.
Thank you!
19th Jul 2020 00:40am
We're looking forward to it. Thank you. Unless it's your original music, you'll need express permission to use it and to provide a link where it can be found online. Legal stuff. 😅
19th Jul 2020 4:59pm
