By: Cedric McClester

If black lives really matter
How come black blood
Constantly splatters
In places like Chicago
And Baltimore
Or Boston, Mass
I’ve been keeping score
So you know I could name a whole lot more

If black lives really matter
Let’s not solely focus on the police
It’s not their bullets
That disturb our peace
We’re our own worst enemies
To say the least
So let’s keep the focus on us
If we want the killing to cease

If black lives really matter
How come blacks find it so easy to take a black life
And black communities are getting sadder
Because internecine warfare is rife
Some myths we need to shatter
Or cut them out with a knife
So we can stop the idle chatter
And deal with the stress and strife

If black lives really matter
Then take a panoramic view
It’s worst - in fact it’s badder
Than we even knew
We’ve fallen off Jacob’s ladder
And you know that’s true
So I’m not about to flatter
Those who don’t have a clue














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