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This poem is about changing our attitude toward those we do not know. We must recognize that there is a better way to define our relationships with young men of color. 

“Instead” From a boy in a hood To a man in blue. Please don’t shoot! From a man in blue To a boy in a hood. Can I walk you home?

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