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.
Copyright © Selash Susu | Year Posted 2023
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