Take Me As I Am

I wear no hood, hold no gun Never was a menace Walking the street is no crime If you can so can I I bear no grudge with you So why do you attack me so senselessly My eyes are red from pain and fear And so must yours if you were me Just want to be me Let-me-be -free - to-live- with-no- fear You leave me no space to grow Stifled in advancement Though freedom is for both you and I It’s the same blood in you that gushes out of me I belong here though you seem suspicious of me What did we do to deserve to be profiled ………………………………………. Reckless actions shameful deeds broadcast to the world You take the law into your own hands and assume the right and privilege to judge me you cannot define me you cannot win it is a new day it is a new age of change let us together work where growth starts with being one ……………………………………….. I will define myself I will surpass your ideologies Of warped reasoning I will rise above and beyond your schemes Just as we see the season come and go so will we Just as the leaves of autumn change hue as the weather changes so must we learn to adapt Live together we must But your actions cause the fires within to erupt I do see color but it’s all beautiful That is how the creator ordered it SSS This piece was written due to events around us...senselessness actions in display of hate. This piece seeks to show we all must be one to unite.