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She died in a body she hated

She died in a body she hated 
Her last memory was watching herself get assassinated 
How she died isolated 
Surrounded by a see of white faces
Who stood there being witnesses
To something that would be talked about across the ages 
Her blood had painted the pavement
The cop stood there admiring his painting

She died in a body she hated 
She didn't even get to experience the freedom
Of what it's like to experience self love
All her life she had spent her time being critical
To her blackness
Not only was her time stolen 
But she didn't get to experience the joy that comes from 
A black girl taking control
And realising she was never the problem 
It was the system
Who destroyed her self image
And finally realising her blackness was a superpower 

She died in a body she hated 
The cause of death: racism
She died in a body she hated 
Not realising the only reason they hated was because of their envy
And jealous behaviour 
She died in a body she hated 
Without finally understand her full potential 
She died in a body she hated 
Before her life had even started

Copyright © Layla Riley-Hill

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