There is no way to live without breath–
Let us breathe–
Let us breathe into this world with our words
With our art
With our logic
With our smiles
With our grit
With our hard-earned
EXISTENCE
Existing is resisting
only because you want us to disappear
but reap the rewards of
Our sweat and blood
Tears are my reminder
I am human, no matter your hate and ignorance
I'm tired all day
Everyday
A human's life should never be up for debate
On whether they are worthy of equality.
Criminals we question–but who decides the criminal?
Who calls out the criminal
When they have so much power?
If our protectors are our killers
We must be our own savior
Bblue lives is a lifestyle
Black lives are people existing
To be Bblue, you choose to
work from, for, inside, beside, behind a
b r o k e n
system–
Regardless of your intentions
To be Black one is born
With a little extra melanin
In their blood, and a world ready to stack cards against them
There is no choice
Nor shame in being Black
With a proud B
But yes, I see your shame
even behind your "Blue Lives Matter" poster,
behind your silence and deflections
We know you chose to hate, you chose fear