Notes About The Poem

This poem is about changing our attitude toward those we do not know. We must recognize that there is a better way to define our relationships with young men of color. 

Instead

“Instead” 
From a boy in a hood
To a man in blue.
Please don’t shoot!

From a man in blue
To a boy in a hood.
Can I walk you home?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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