By:Oasya Taylor
Born-
Born a black man-
Who- What- Who and What will I be-
A doctor with an Oxford degree-
A CEO financing their own company-
Or will I be hanged like the limbs - Off a willow tree-
Born a black man-
Young-
Young black man-
Will I walk unto the paths of stereotypes that has been laid before me-
Will I become a gang member hustle and smoke weed-
Will I be able to grow my hair in dreadlocks- like cotton budding from its seed-
Or will I be cut down like a dead tree-
Will I walk with the class of 2017-
Or will the white man’s bullet pierce me-
Will I foresee all the potential and opportunities within me-
Or will I be assaulted by those governed to protect me-
Will I be able to walk down the street-
Unarmed-with a hoodie- Skittles-…show more content… Young black man-
Being-
Being a black man-
Will I be enslaved like those before me-
Or confined to a prison – as a dog to it’s cage-
Will I rise strong-tall- and proud-
Or will I sink 6 feet into the…show more content… If I should die before I wake, I pay thee lord, my soul to take”-
Will I be able to come home to my family-
Or will a tear be shed because once again another black man’s dead-
How many shades of black must be shed-
For justice and equality to be spread-
How many lives must you take-
For you to see the innocent that been mistake-
Black Man-
I am-
A black man-
I’m not the enemy-
But your prosperity-
I am a man – a black man- and my life matters-
When my image flash through your head- think peace within me- before you race to kill me-
Life of a black
