Kendrick Johnson

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Kendrick Johnson

 

Never to be heard again while the real ordeal behind the life that was taken from Kendrick Johnson remain a covered sin, stuffed with newspaper like he was a trash bin but yet the truth of who got the better deal has yet to be told, but you can tell me how many records Beyonce, Nikki Minaj, or Iggy has sold. The images of hate are so vivid in the mind I refuse to push them out as if I were blind. In tune with the new and never visiting the truths that affect our young black youth, instead we promote the hate, the shoes, and the clothes and choose never to expose where we dropped the ball and never picked it up. We would rather stand in line for the new Jordan retro’s and talk down on those who come from a broken home, when we face the same dilemma but refuse to admit it or not remember the journey those before us embarked on so that we can enjoy a bit more freedom then final outcome. If we are not filling the prison cell, we are lying beneath the feet of our peers, now how far have we come. When there is no acknowledgement for the sacrifices and the years of abuse, when you turn to take notice who you face is you.

 

 

Author's Note

Please give your true opinion of this poem.... I like to tackle the real issues that have affected someone, some place, and what is important to me.

Reviews

[Okema5]

This poem has special meaning to me because it is inspired by the mystery that surrounds the Kendrick Johnson case.