POLICE ME

Your oath is to serve and protect

and for that, you deserve mad respect.

you walk the beat in the streets

with no idea what you will meet.

I know it's only a few

that hold fear and do what they do.

but why must we pay the price

with the ultimate sacrifice?

I know you can't see me

because you can't be me,

but why can't you believe me,

and just leave me.

My heart hurts for the families,

of youth who momentarily go astray,

but don't get to live to change their way.

teach our youth not run

cause it won’t be a stun gun.

we ask for justice

for more than

 JUST US.

All lives do matter...

black lives, brown lives, white lives

 hashtag host the chatter,

engage the unseen and stop the shatter.

I fear for the new generations who

are blind to power; they only know what they know

in moments of the hour.

their voices are loud, they stand tall and proud,

they snap chat

police me, serve and protect

don't deceive me and make me a suspect.

hey, mom what do you want?

my brown boys to play with toys,

and not have to watch their back

for the few who neglect the call

too many will fall.

hey, mom what must I do?

be careful it's not just about you.

hey mom how must I live?

brave and bold here in America

that's what I'm told.

hey, mom how do I know?

be silent, be still, reject their will.

Police Me, I too, can save YOU.

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