IMAGINE AGAIN
My people are dying
and though these mean streets bleed tears
I still aien’t seen a Muthafucka’ crying,
only bodies lying
and it seems as if society’s still trying
to keep denying
the fact that…
we lost our chance at life the moment we were born black.
They’ve put targets on our backs
and are trained to aim only to kill
but that’s no shock
and it won’t take 41 shots
to get me to stop…
trusting cops.
So there will be no need to pick up that phone
just leave the beasts in blue at home
I’d rather face these streets alone
than to pay the price of death it costs to call them from their throne.
The war they’ve waged against us is full blown
even the black boys in blue suits are quick to kill their own…
yet it’s the criminals I’m told to be aware of
though last time I looked it was those who protect and serve everyone was scared of.
to stay alive
when the color of my skin might be the reason that I can’t survive
and Channel 7 news won’t publicize the way they take our lives.
*NEWSFLASH* THE MURDERS OF BLACK MEN WILL NOT BE TELEVISED!
Radios will not reveal racism,
Newspapers will not note negligence
and…if you see injustice
you will exercise your right to remain silent
and safe
because 41 shots is all it takes to have your life erased
and the truth of your death displaced.
I’ve stared injustice in the face
and saw the suit of black and blue armor it tends to wear to disregard my race
but…it will be shielded of all charges
because when it comes to the lives of black men society can be heartless
and all accusations will be discredited and labeled harmless.
and I’m tired of seeing our mother’s crying
because the bodies of their sons are left lying
while society creates new ways of denying
we just might lose our chance at life because they’ve put targets on our backs
and decided it wasn’t against the law to…
shoot at blacks.