Layla Riley-Hill Poet Free verse

The violence You greeted us with

Would it be safer to be born as a white person 
In a world that worships them

What would it take for the world to accept black
When we have always been treated as less than

What would the world look like if we chose peace
Where our hands connect in the name of justice 

But you don't want this
Clearly 
Cause if you did we wouldn't live in a world of injustice
Where the only language you speak is racist rhetoric 
Where your only purpose
Is to spread hatred
To a race that wants nothing more than to be accepted 
But are met with your envy turned racist

So what makes you hate black people
Is it because when you look in the mirror 
It cracks with jealousy 
Is it because you see our potential
Or is it because our blackness is to political 
To the point where you decide you have to get rid of us 
And if you agree with this 
With racism
You are sick and twisted 
And if you believe in the devil
Even he would agree that your evil

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