pinky promise
feather touch
the noise outside
is all too much
leaves are falling
trees are falling
no one cares
kids are dying
on high school stairs
money grab
selfish hold
people kill people
“just do what you are told”
bloody fingers
and easy reach triggers
so bloody hands
must take a stand.
wired wrong
too headstrong
unwilling to accept
that our needs have been met
the system’s still broken
inequality unspoken
you aren’t right
unless you’re
rich
straight
or white
“we are all equal
we respect all people”
except those who dissent
and those different
natives ignored
women as décor
poc unsafe
against these binds, we chafe.
a racist as our brain
but i’m insane
it’s in your head
too young, they said
a brain yet to be (conditioned)