At the beginning of time they saw him as a slave Now, it’s the police prime to shoot him into the grave Peers scared he’ll steal their toys Teachers still stereotype that his a black boy Expel him giving his future to the gangs Either jail or stuck between devil’s fangs Scrabbling through the trauma Living through hates non-understandable Unaware, untrained he’ll be a black man Until then, either he stays in a comma ‘Cause I don’t know how the black boy can survive.
Honestly I don’t know what you guys think about this one. Hard writing about things political, societal shortfalls, economics. Things I’m passionate about. Many this is the first of many poems telling stories that aren’t told.