Because people see color and not people
They are unaware of what’s going on in the world
African Americans live in fear
Fear from your brother or sister getting killed
Fear that things will never change
Where kids ask why we are treated different
Where a man tries to “make America Great Again”
How funny is that
When these innocent black people are killed
So now we are a hashtag
BLACKLIVESMATTER
When small minded people say alllivesmatter
As if we didn’t know that already
When a man decides to sit during the national anthem
And he is called unpatriotic
When a 86 year old women gets pepper sprayed
And her son gets gunned down over a speeding ticket.
When a little boy watches his mother get shot
When you can’t even walk with a hoodie on
When people act like you don’t belong
Where people think you’re dumb
When you get shot for helping a kid who has autism
When black men are 3.5 times greater risk of being killed by police
When you can’t even read a book to your child
And you get shot for doing so
When people in your community act like things don’t matter
When you can’t even have a alliance for black males
Because people then think we neglect other races
When your natural hair is shamed
Or it’s not allowed at school and is called a “distraction”
When they push families out of public housing
They neglect the fact that things are injustice
When an amazing woman is arrested for taking down a confederate flag
Because people see color not people
Graffiti 