I remembered the day
They took my mother away
Disrupting my relaxation
I heard and felt vibrations

The echoes from the pounding of the door
“OPEN THE DOOR !” shouts once more
The door tears open forcefully
I awaken and I see the man in uniform

Brutality strikes my mother to the ground
I look around, and tears fall from my eyes
Bursting through my ears
My mother cries. I soon realise

I hear words scream “ JUST WAIT !”
My grip in my mothers’ arms start to weaken
As they strip my mother away from me
I soon remember what my mother said

Use your voice in times of need
In times of discouragement and struggle indeed
So when someone questions the colour of your skin
Use your voice, the power within