Out on the streets
Part of the crowd
The shouting, the threats
The noise is so loud!
Bullet proof vests
Helmets and clubs
Smoke bombs and pellets
They’re calling us, “thugs”.
Carrying flags
Carrying signs
Marching for justice
Standing in line.
Police spraying gas
Random, unhinged
Can’t stop the conflict
The panic begins.
The right to assemble
To protest and gather
To speak out for justice
Has brought us together.
The loss of life
The dirt on their sleeves
They stood there and watched
When George could not breathe.
Protect and Serve
Not kill and destroy
Unarmed black men
And defenseless young boys.
We march for justice
It’s crystal clear
The time for change
Has come……it’s here.
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Beautifully written, Patty!!🌸 It is high time that every human being realises that each life matters! Raising a voice in solidarity is the need of the hour. We need to stand against injustice, now more than ever!
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Hi, Riddhima! Yes….ALL LIVES MATTER! We have to stop Police Brutality! Thank you for commenting. 💙
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Hi Patty,
Nice one. Let’s home the time is really here!
Love, Margaret
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Thanks, Margaret! Hope you are doing well. Be safe! 💙
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Your poem is both beautiful and encouraging at the end – that the time has come. I’m sorry it took so much pain and killing for us to get here at the beginning of what I hope will be a better future. I hope we can learn.
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Thank you, JoAnna! I appreciate you taking the time to comment. Glad you liked my poem. Yes, hoping things will change. 🙏
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Great prose! Very telling and beautifully articulated. Discussing racial issues is tricky because it is such a sensitive subject and it is very polarized, still, I decided to write about it and throw my 5 cents into the mix. I wrote an article recently titled “Unalienable Rights of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness looking back at history and where it all started https://authorjoannereed.net/rights-of-life-liberty-and-the-pursuit-of-happiness/. Feel free to check it out.
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Yes, black lies matter. Stay safe and healthy ☺
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*Lives
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Hi! Thank you for taking the time to read my poem and to comment. Hope you have a Magical Day! 💙
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