The choices we never got to make

A life of false happiness Or death by defiance They claim we have a choice But what kind of choice is a life of imprisonment or a death penalty An eternal life of isolation Or an eternity of nothingness With choices like that who needs control Or to be caged by manipulation For us the ideal choice Would be death To go out on our own terms A slight chance of freedom Because who would want to live a life suffocated by fear Or is the other option better Where we exist in an eternal abyss Of unconsciousness Why for us can't we have peace Instead of fighting for equality Everyday is a struggle Living up to expectations unattainable Where being black automatically means Scrutinization is part of the clause Irreversible And every move we make is questionable Is this our shared legacy Where acceptance we are hungry Where we have this ache for a different history Or at least have the life those before us wanted in our line of ancestry To live a life where the burdens we are forced to carry Are taken away so life will not be so heavy