I originally wrote this poem a few years ago after there was a spike in terrorism and police brutality. In light of the Vegas shooting, I have revisited it.
Where do we go from here?
Hearts are filled with so much fear
Lost love and terrorists
Shouldn’t even be in the same sentence
Here we are in a world on edge
Constantly pushing us over the ledge
Oh my god how did we get so outta control?
See those colored people over there
Being racially profiled wherever they go
Can’t you tell that all lives matter?
That’s something everyone should know
I’m sorry you heard it all before but it means so much to me
To stop this hypocrisy
Trayvon Martin down in sunny Florida
Freddy Gray in Baltimore
Ferguson, Missouri, Chicago, Illinois
Even a concert in Las Vegas, Nevada
Oh sweet lord what has America come to?
And it’s not just US
It’s ISIS in Paris then recruits in San Bernadino as well
All across Europe: Spain, Germany, France, Belgium, then numerous times in England
God knows what else is happening in the middle east
Someone please join in helping me put an end to this hell
All lives matter
Black, tan & white
Can’t we all get to the point where we can sleep at night?
Wake up to have a better & brighter tomorrow
Clear away the sorrow