My thin skin turns thick
Every time I hear someone say all lives matter
Worse still, because I cringe when I hear that blue lives matter
Because unless they Blue Man Group has given birth there are no blue lives
Only cowards who kill unarmed black people
My brown skin boils
Every time I hear that another brother has been left lifeless in the streets
Killed for walking
Or talking
Maybe even sleeping
My aching skin crawls
Every time I hear that the murderer is protected by the same system that should reap justice
When killer cops excuses that can't hold water seem so airtight
Given a paid vacation for killing another one of us
My melanated skin weeps stinging tears
Every time I think of mothers and fathers broken hearts when they hear the news that their child has been killed
When I see children who have lost their parents
Soul mates that will never touch again
My collective skin soars like an eagle
When I see communities come together
All colors against a racist and corrupt police system
Standing together as one in the face of tyranny
My tired skin seeks rest
After 400 years of oppression that seems to have no end
My Skin©
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4/29/21
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