Listen

Listen

I am told
Be quiet
Don't complain
Suck it up
It's all in vain

But
Listen

Do you hear my fear?
Have you heard the cries of my heart?

You tell me don't fret
Let's see what happens
You've endured so much
Surely you can survive this

Listen

When there are guns aimed at my sons
You tell me
If he complies he lives
But this is a lie
So embedded in our minds
That you automatically label him a criminal
All he wanted was a bag of fucking Skittles

Ask yourself
When you have a gun aimed at you
By a mad man
Above the law
Lawless and heartless

Tell me

When you know this man hates you
Simply because your tan is a little different

Tell me

Do you fight?
Do you try to save your own life?

But he should've just...

What?

Died?

He died anyway
Are you happy?
His killer walks amongst us
A free man
Heralded a hero
Glorified by men
In white robes and mask

Men

Actually

More like monsters

See

They'll take my sons and kill them
But not before they beat and torture them

They'll take my daughter

And

Dear god

The horror

But

You tell me
Stay quiet
Comply
Do all you can to not die

It's okay
We know they hate you
But we will do nothing to help protect you

It's you who is wrong
You died of your own stupidity
How dare you think that you are our equal

Just wait

Civil Rights will have no sequel

This is how it ends
And if the mad man points a gun to your head

Just

Die

But don't complain
Don't you dare show us your fear
It's stupid
You're bothering US
How dare you
How dare you demand to heard
Your voice means nothing
You're being absurd
The noise that you're making
Just stop

But

Listen

Slowly we whisper

How can you hate us

We don't

You do

If you didn't hate us
You'd know

Know what

You just pulled the trigger

Then die

Never

You will listen

Or we will fight

- Erica G. Flores