2020 pt 3: Protests

 2020 pt. 3: Protests

9/10/2020

 

“I can’t breathe,” George Floyd said

As he was choked to death,

Pulled out of his car and down on the ground

A knee on throat as he expelled his last breath.

 

Breonna Taylor was shot to death

When police pushed into her home,

They had a warrant, but not for her,

Her death cut us to the bone.

 

Many more were killed this year,

Murdered horribly by police,

A large percent of them were black,

So, people took it to the streets.

“Police brutality!” the country screamed

As they tried to prove a point,

But the police responded with violence.

The world they disappoint.

Most of the protests were peaceful

As together people stood,

Begging the country to make a change

To fix whatever they could.

Some states tried to appease the people

Putting new rules into place,

But a few protestors were violent,

The naysayers called protestors a disgrace.

 

Though months later, the protests haven’t stopped

As everyone tries to bring change,

But as the violence against us draws on,

We can’t help but continue to rage.

 

“I can’t breathe.”