Stifled Cries

Stifled cries No concern for the black man until the black man dies Images of black and blue flash before my eyes How many times? Unprotected our men go into the world Our protectors unafraid to kill even in front of their little girls Philandro Castile licensed to carry a gun I wouldn’t advice a black man to do this, it just gives our oppressors a reason They are trained to to detain the minorities I condemn the acts of these violently guilty Me and my people stand alone Swimming in this filthy water Fear for our sons, brothers and now for our daughters Dead in their prison cells At least they made it there Alton Sterling’s death was too early Age 37 man, he was only selling CDs RIP he was a good man, his criminal background all over the news The media shaking it up like it’s a covered test tube But it’s that what this is? This is all a test to see how many of us they can put to rest Before we heighten our cry Sandra Bland, successful suicide? It was all a lie “The police officers who killed Philandro and Alton might not be persecuted, here’s why" Leaders like MLK and Malcolm X even willing to die But that was 60 years ago Why are we repeating history? Our own POC's time of trouble Dear God, what is to become of me? 560 people killed by the police in 2016 5 officers killed in Dallas and now the government’s in a fury “We are now in a state of emergency” no one was keeping score But now we have a problem? What we were doing before? Destruction to Indians, Latinos, and African Americans but “Why is everything always about race?” Well I dare you to say that to anyone’s face Who’s lost a loved one during this attack of disgrace A struggle because we’re different, but we’re all the same Quite frankly I’m tired of all the lies Before another brother or sister dies Before another video of a murder flashes before my eyes I ask God to hear and answer our Stifled cries