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for Trayvon Martin
for Trayvon Martin
A black teen murdered
I apologize for not being there
with a loaded gun in my hands
Although you may think no one heard you
I heard you and hear you loud and clear
Crying out for help
Your last words
HELP! HELP!
We are vulnerable
My heart goes out to your mother
Tears can’t explain
My heart goes out to your father
and family
What can I do to make this end?
Maybe what we haven’t done
The means justifies the end
In this land
My heart goes out to all the people
You will never know that care for you
That fights for you everyday
Your death will not be in vain
If I were there
If we were there
If your mother was there
We would have done something
I would have done something
I still want to do something
I have to do something
Your death will not
Die in vain; it will be in our pain
Our strength, our cause, in our names
We will not stand for this any longer
No black child is safe
If we send no message
Are we that soft?
I ponder with concern
Hours have gone by
Little brother,
Whatever your Wishes
This has come to an end
You are not the only one
Who has died or will die
This is war my little friend
Where black women cry
And black men die
It has been this way
For a while now
You are part of the reminder
One that reignites the souls of black folk
And I wonder
Did you ever know Malcolm X?
He died like you
From a bullet
Contemplating
By racist hands
Racist systems
And racist plans
He only wanted skittles and tea
I like skittles too Tray and sweet tea
Yet we die because we refuse to kill
How does that make you feel?
Angry or scared
Others have died as well
How does that make you feel?
Angry or scared?
I feel anger nothing more
Sad and Angering is this Crime and Situtation
~ I heard about this story on the news and at school.
AND like yourself I was angry but it is also very sad.
It reminds on how evil this world can be at times and the fact that this man is not arrested for this crime yet is very angering.
From what I heard about this story...I have no other opition but to believe that it was an act of rascim and nothing more- I tried not to believe that we still have people that are racist and judge people by there skin color AND judge people just for the way they look--- That's just the world we live in today and sadly some people are still this way.
My heart goes out to his family and will keep them in my prayers. \
We all must leave this earth one day... None is here to stay.
That man who murdered him will truly get what he deserves...and I'm sure God will handle it just well.
I would say more but I have to go. Nice poem and God bless. :)