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Help Me, I Can'T Breathe

Knee on my neck Help me, I can't breathe Not a move was made No help received Another life lost Reason matters not No remorse for the action Regret only, we got caught White is a color Black is a crime To long the injustice Open your mind Together we must come United we must stand Color has it's privilege Equality it must demand Turn the other way No place in this fight Live freely without fear Everyone's right Help me I can't breathe Sit with his words Turn privilege into action Be the change reaffirmed

Copyright © | Year Posted 2020




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Date: 5/5/2025 9:38:00 AM
Hello Cheryl, this is a brilliant write. Loved the two last stanza.. Change is needed. Thank you for sharing, fellow poet.
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Date: 3/31/2025 9:15:00 AM
A riveting poem that opens the eyes on injustice, I hope you'll continue to write, not necessarily on political topics, but to create poems as vivid as this one.
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Date: 5/29/2020 6:19:00 PM
It is definitely time for change. Hopes and prayers do not, can not, do enough. I second your emotion. ~Maureen
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