James Edward Lee Sr. Poet Limerick

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They Got Me In a Picture Frame Up

They got me IN   A Picture fRaMe  uP
 
I was guilty because I was black
Running down the street before it got dark
I had to be home before the street lights on
Before dusk I'm runnin home
A police cruiser drives by
They got me on their computer

They got me IN   A Picture fRaMe  uP

Their was a robbery and they said that
Suspect looks like me wearin grey hoody
Police siren on
Pulls me over, wow..
Now the story we all look familiar 

They got me N A Picture frame
And if I'm the same shade of skin
And if I'm at the wrong place
And all you see is my face
Must be automatic then

They got me IN   A Picture fRaMe  uP

I am, I am the suspect
I am guilty so arrest me
My innocents belongs to 
Someone else of a lighter hue
So what are you gonna do while DWB

you say wha't does that mean it means
Driving(walking) While Being Black
I am, I am the suspect
I am guilty so arrest me
My innocents belongs to 

only me?

They got me IN   A Picture fRaMe  uP

written words by James Edward Lee Sr.
1/20/18

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