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I Can'T Breathe

I am tired of trying to be cool I am tired of crying like a fool I am not born to be silent I am not born to be violent But the fact that I'm dying Is what I can't keep denying. I can't die for nothing So I will live for something I am not a thug, let me be! I am not a slave, set me free. If I am treated like a predator Expect me to act like a dictator. Let me choose my reaction If I can't change your action. I can't quench fire with fire, Can you stop starting the fire? If my skin colour scares you Your shadow is ashamed of you. There is a place for every race, Give black race some breathing space. Racism is certainly not patriotism, Add justice to your jingoism. All lives matter when justice is served, No race deserves to be severed.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2020




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Date: 5/29/2020 5:27:00 PM
Powerfully and heartfully penned and received dear poet. ~Maureen
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