For all

A poem about social injustice and current events

For All


Another Black man killed today
Please say it isn’t so
That a cop can kill another
And they’ll surely let him go

This follows one from yesterday
And perhaps the day before
Murder in the name of law
We must all just say no more

Is it that they’re just afraid
And therefor act in haste
Or is there deeper motivation
To leave a life in waste

Is this what justice looks like
I really want to know
Or is this just another form
Of a modern day Jim Crow

All lives matter is what you say
On that we can agree
Then why is it that when this goes down
Its only black families that grieve

The movement that is in the streets
To show that someone cares
Makes those that are responsible
Accountable for their errors.

If it wasn’t for the video
Or citizens involved
The matter would be pushed aside
Its time that we evolve

From a nation lost in hate
To one where light shines bright
A place where color does not determine
The level of laws might

Treat each life with respect
Its time to hear the call
With liberty and justice
For all