Stereotype

This is a sad story.

Gunned down because of a color,

Gunned down for 

Looking the part of

A potential threat

Unarmed, but still

The security guard shot

A hood on his head,

Skittles in his pocket

Talking on the phone

When will we realize

That we are all

Not the same,

We are all individuals

An eye for an eye

Makes the whole 

World blind, 

Its a shame

That a senseless killing

Was all because of a stereotype...

Author's Note

This is for Trayvon Martin.
It takes such a sad story to get people to pay attention...

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

TRayvon is one of many lost because of hate and forgotten. We lose a thousand young people yearly to drugs and bad actions in Detroit. Kids with no education and no jobs have few choices. Hate crimes should get the max time and punishment. This is a very sad story. Need to be kept alive his memory so we won't forget him. We need to pray for the family and hope this law system will do its job. A powerful poem.
Coyote

[Chris]

TaSha,

Good to "see" you again. for the poem - you speak well and good rhythm and clarity. As a comment, frightened peeps do stupid things... and BOTH were frightened... and both have to bristle and man-up because that's who their culture says they are and then it just grows until life happens. A high school senior type teen used to the streets he walked and a hispanic that wasn't off his own streets not all that long ago... yeah, life happens.