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A black fathers love

The most important person in his life was his daughter He couldn't live without her She was his whole heart Life without her wasn't worth it He reminisced on a life that slowly killed him Weakened him Mistreated him But when he found out he was going to be a father He felt like for him life had just started He vowed she would have a better life than his That he would protect her innocence With his everything He had hoped she would outlive him But life could be cruel to little black kids One moment She happily playing with her friends The next moment She had been shot dead A little black life taken because of hatred This world disgusted him He knew she wouldn't get justice So he himself would get it instead An eye for an eye Was his motto He stalked his daughters killers home Only to realise he wasn't alone He had a daughter of his own He entered their home Walking in He raised his gun And shot them Theman who shot his daughter was a white man Who died not because of being shot but because of his hatred To black children What once was was now red I guess we aren't so different

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