I Can'T Breathe

In memory of---- Solely in my room, I can't stomach the sound of my pulse I sit here alone to forget the taste of air. Overwhelm by the scene -unbelievable footage 18 seconds long, "I can't breathe." My judgment "GONE" stressing all night long I use to fear dark colors, now I fear spinning bright lights Red, White, and Blue, I spew the NY crew What's wrong with your blue eyes? You see him, you want him to die What a day to trade -- a life for illegal cigarettes Persecution and judgment day, sweet life - taken away "I can't breathe", executed in broad daylight! Bullets left and right Who's policing the police What happened to mind our business? Moneymaker refused to be singled out A hurting voice tackled by racism Free to see, pouring his heavy heart, Oinkers demand the ground, shutting down his testament 8 times too many, "I can't breathe!" Where did his vitals go? No one to tap him out, pound the pavement! What the hell, why are you just standing there??? Stress, anger, madness, the voice of innocence "I can't breathe." the volume to valium "Officer, did you not hear the man?" Are you deaf, have you forgotten how to save a life? Is it just the NYPD or is it every other badge, Insinuating crime's a one-color show. We are all criminals, why the excessive heat? Shot, tasered, beat down, pepper-sprayed, now on the ground The mother of all chokeholds, murdered, outnumbered The echoes remain "I can't breathe!" - The truth! Eric Garner robbed of his own natural path and youth One man down eyed suspiciously Perplexed minds suffocating him instantly The mistrusted, the awe, the hate, So tangible, uniforms using deadly force One asthmatic in a chokehold Slamming his head on the floor Open wounds, worldwide tears My heart goes to the family and friends left behind A courageous last breath, for the first and last time "I can't breathe," now deceased. You left this world unwilling, waking up a strong community Strolling in a safer world, where racial discrimination doesn't exist "I can't breathe," Eric Garner Rest in peace! By: PD