I Can'T Breathe
I CAN'T BREATHE
My lungs feel sqaushed
By the world I feel oppressed
My skin color doesn't favor me
You see me and you conclude
The world doesn't need people like me
You decide the world
Does not need Black lives.
You see me
But see no need for me.
I'm not good enough to sit next you
But it's okay if
I make your bed
Clean your floors
Or feed your sexual desires
But no I'm not good enough
To live lavishly like you?
Years later after segregation
Still you see me as just a slave.
I can't breathe
I can't move
I can't do anything
But still you believe I'm a threat
Even when my last words
Are living my bleeding lips
I can't breathe
I can't move
Just by being still
I scare you
Being Black Must come with
Super powers
I can't breathe
I can't move.
#Icantbreathe
#Blacklivesmatter
#blackrose_lePoet
Copyright © Nompilo Lady Fair Cele | Year Posted 2020
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