Black Lives Matter

They say that black lives matter, Dad, But I’m not black , I’m white, Their lives don’t matter more than mine, That surely can’t be right? I think it needs explaining, son, So you can understand, This cause is about fairness, And not an unjust demand. We didn’t suffer bigotry, Or racism in waves, We’re not tainted by our skin colour, We were never slaves. We’re not discriminated against, privilege our perch We’re not eight times as likely, To be chose for stop and search. Black population bigger, But it’s not about amounts, The time that all lives matter, Is when every black life counts. “The knee” may be symbolic, A reminder of the past, It shouldn’t take another kill, For things to change at last. There’s still discrimination, That seems so hard to acknowledge, The Klu Klux Klan is not illegal, Members went to college! Knocking down some statues, Maybe I can’t justify, But they should not be there at all, When they made black folk die. There’s disproportioned numbers, Of black People housed in slums, Not us who fear a backlash, Every new report that comes. Our colour shouldn’t matter, But to date that’s what’s occurred, But racists and the ignorant, Want our thoughts to be blurred. I hope you understand now,son, Why This long fight goes on, And people wont be silenced, Til this prejudice is gone. Peaceful demonstrations , Are so right to show support, But this time we need action, Let’s not let it come to nought. Until equality is real, And not just PR patter, Race Discrimination’s wrong, And thats why black lives matter!