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The cops are killing us

January 12, 2019
By nyny1226 BRONZE, New York, New York
nyny1226 BRONZE, New York, New York
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My submissiveness is my shieldMy skin color is my weapon 
Eric Garner 
George Zimmerman 
The crazy thing is Zimmerman lived and garner  got killed and ain’t even have a gun in his possession 
How come cops yell at us for having a simple question ?
Garner died and Zimmerman didn’t do you see this connection ?
Cops killing innocent people with no hesitation 
And guilty white people get to live just because they’re on certain medication 
What happened to innocent til proven guilty?
Why when I resist do cops kill me?
I’m not resisting because I’m in the wrong 
But I’m resisting because I know I’ve been innocent all along 
I’m black and he’s white 
So how come when we’re both selling drugs 
I get stopped by the police at night
How come when I walk with a hoodie on at night
The cops stop and attack me when I didn’t even put up a fight
It’s crazy how we fought so hard to end racism and it’s illegal 
But cops are blind sighted to white crimes and only focusing on the black ones
And nobody cares as if it is legal 
To discriminate us
To incriminate us 
And sometimes to eliminate us



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on Jan. 28 2019 at 10:53 pm
CCimmune SILVER, Seattle, Washington
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Favorite Quote:
"We’re all fighting battles no one knows about."<br /> XXXTENTACION, rest in peace

often times when i see rhyme in poetry, it seems i bit cheesy. but you really make it work with this thought provoking poem. great job!

Williams02 said...
on Jan. 28 2019 at 10:24 pm
Williams02, Queens, New York
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Very Deep well said

on Jan. 28 2019 at 4:59 pm
GenerouSympathy, New York, New York
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Very deep I'm glad you are aware of police brutality in america towards african communities hopefully this poem will educate others awareness and give those who have lost family members towards the tragic comfort thank you !!