Thursday, June 25, 2020

Take a Knee


You crouched on my neck as heavy as death
There was no air, there was no breath
My pleas were unheard my voice dumb
Your conscious to my humanity was numb
You decided my destiny, your colleagues too
Officers wearing the official color of “blue”
My life is just a toy under your thumb
Your knee a “new god” has become
Was it because I had darker skin?
A flatter nose or a wider grin?
Was I less Human than your “white bro”?
Tell me the reason, I do not really know
It was not time yet for me to go
My death is the spark that will glow
My brethren stood up, others took a Knee
A sign that we are all Equal and Free
“I can’t breathe” yet my voice is heard
My final words a Revolution stirred

Max O’Reilly

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