it only takes seconds
before the ink
on this paper
has dried
another black man
mortally wounded
has died
before what i
just wrote has
been comprehended
the life of another
young brother
has ended
before you throw
down this poem
in disgust
a bullet has
torn through
another one's guts
five to ten seconds
three black men
are gone
imagine how many
had this been
a song?
on this paper
has dried
another black man
mortally wounded
has died
before what i
just wrote has
been comprehended
the life of another
young brother
has ended
before you throw
down this poem
in disgust
a bullet has
torn through
another one's guts
five to ten seconds
three black men
are gone
imagine how many
had this been
a song?
posted by nikki at 10:39 PM
6 Comments:
this one was very good as well
I like the way you used the poetry as a way to frame the issue. It makes it real to people.
PREACH and AMEN!!! You are one conscious sista.
TIGHT!
how come i never saw this before...i cant imagine if it had been a song....maybe 17 by the time we are at the bridge
black on black is a sad fact
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