Fearless
They kill us instead of the
The ones with the guns
They frame us
Whether or not they believe
That we are innocent and free
No justice, no peace
As we March in the streets
They deny us our rights
And wonder why we want to fight
Trying to find inner peace throughout tragedy
Trying to find peace within
Our communities
Trying to find a place we can call home
While feeling like we don’t belong
But we still try
They wonder why we “choose” to remember
We can’t forget
It’s still happening every day
Injustices done
Non-POC screaming “but you’re not the only ones!!”
Do we get the same treatment?
When we go for the same job
Do they look at your hair and say you can’t keep it?
“Change it”
“Make it look “normal”
Says the teacher
“Talk this way”
“Look like this”
But little do they know
Being ourselves is the greatest bliss
Black women punished for pleading self defense
Will the hatred ever end?
Maybe for some but not many
One day when some of them are in the cemetery
But It will be too late
We will never give up
We will only become stronger
Through the pain and the sorrow
We will find justice
We will find peace
No matter how long it takes
We WILL fight for our rights
We won’t stop marching
We won’t stop speaking
WE won’t stop demanding
What is rightfully ours
And that is just LIFE
To LIVE freely and fearlessly
And end the way we are treated carelessly*