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If I Had Dark Skin

And were brutally murdered, Why would my name be in no newspaper? No picture of me, on TV, no none at all. Unless, I were a horrid criminal, only then Would it be …for sure, wall to wall. Over six hundred of us in Chicago this year, Met the Grim Reaper. From infants, to grandparents, why are we all invisible to your peepers? Nobody from DC ever comes flying for photo-ops, We just keep voting them in office, for hundreds of years? But let a human die, not of my color? Pictures all over the media and newspaper covers! Our skin may be dark, but we eat, talk walk and have families, too. We are Americans just like you. Our hearts beat the same as yours, my sister and brother. We are God’s children too, and are the same color inside As yours, not any other! I thought we we were an equal part of humanity. To dismiss us, is sheer depravity! The great liberal media is outspoken for us. Except~when we are killed, we are ignored… Like a piece of meaningless dust! 7-5-2022 ~4~

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Eve Roper

Date: 7/6/2022 10:06:00 AM

Yes, so true, but you also have other races that are not acknowledge. Shame. Great write my friend

Panagiota Romios
Date: 7/6/2022 10:35:00 AM

Eve, thanks…read Gershon’s answer. I was referring to Chicago’s hoods. A killing grounds each weekend. But politicians never go near it,,,that is, only to get votes. False news, never cares about Chicago’s dark skinned human beings…just stirs racism.no white people go and kill Blacks each weekend. It’s Black on Black murder. But if white people are killed, it’s major news? Know what I mean? Love,Panagiota

Gershon Wolf

Date: 7/5/2022 6:20:00 PM

It's because the Truth is: Most black lives don't matter -- just like most Jewish lives, most Pakistani lives, most Nepalese lives, most Tibetan lives, most Senegalese lives, etc... They don't matter, except to your family and to God. And that's all that matters. Who needs the fame, the media, and all the papparazzi?!

Panagiota Romios
Date: 7/6/2022 10:44:00 AM

All lives matter. I can’t stand the avoidance of killings in Chicago by fake news. I went into teaching particularly to educate Black kids. You know me, I hope we’ll enough to know I do care about all colors.family is first. But shame on the media for dismissing the not doing their jobs. Like telling the truth and covering all murders. Not just white murders. They honor white death only. Shame! Love, Panagiota xx

Elena Eagle

Date: 7/5/2022 4:24:00 PM

How true this poem is about what is happening today in America. The big city politicians just care about themselves not about their community or society as a whole. They use violence as a tool to suck at the public trough. Too lazy to work!

Panagiota Romios
Date: 7/5/2022 5:41:00 PM

Good one, Elena.. the elected ones do use violence to suck at the public trough via violence for votes. The electorate falls for their horse hockey. Fentanyl coming across the border like free candy from China and Soth America, many Americans dead. Not on the news. Love, Panagiota xxx