He called truth to power
now he speaks no more
mouth shot
straight to the head
hole in the chest
another Black man dead
could of told a lie
but he testified to the power
of racism instead
judge coddling the defendant aside
he was dead before he died
to a system that upholds prejudice
over the value of black lives
do you feel me?
we talk about neighborhood watch
but what if
the police is stalking you?
and they don’t like the things you say
or the way you move
if you Black…
it ain’t about the attitude
you can serve a smile on a platter
and tap dance
till your feet turn blue
but that don’t mean
they won’t come for you
so don’t stop
keep fighting, striving and hustling
the promise of creating
a better day tomorrow is all we got
-Esha
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