Black people vs the world
No your burdens are not for us to carry
We know your game
You fake a smile
Bat your little eyelashes
Pretend you care
Then reveal your true motive
You want us to fight your battles for you
But when we need help
On your end all we hear is silence
While you sit back and watch the violence
Unfold while you ignore our calls
For someone to care about our people
You try and manipulate the situation
Cry your fake tears as manipulation
And beg for compassion
You people of colour should stick together
But the responsibility to keep you safe
Always falls on black people
You claim we're allies
But we don't want your performative smiles
Just for you to go ' blind '
To a black persons cries
So why are you surprised
When we sit back and rest
And your not gonna make us feel guilty
For the same things you've done to us
So instead of relying on us for comfort
How about you become accountable
For your actions
Because you've seen what the world has done
And still choose to not help us
And then get mad at us, you are so hypocritical
And say we're the problem
Even though you are a person of colour
Know some of the struggles
Because when push comes to shove
You'll choose whiteness over blackness
And what's even more sicker
You participate in killing us
Just to get bonus points
From white people
So when you ask for help, just know that we're done
Copyright © Layla Riley-Hill | Year Posted 2025
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