Ferguson, Mo., August 9, 2014, 18 year old Michael Brown was shot to death, unarmed, and holding up his hands retreating from the police officer.
You recall me now
But then I was just a black man
in my own part of town
walking after dark
But for a cop, I wasn't even human
Just a black man walking on the street
in my own part of town
that he felt he wanted to shoot down.
With my hands held high
I walked away from the man
It took six shots for him to stop
Some in my arms and one in my head.
I was shot dead
An unarmed black man
with my hands held high
in my own part of town
But rules are rules
and when you are
of a certain age
of a certain build
of a certain color
The cop points the gun
and shoots in your direction
Shot in my upraised arms
shot in the face
an unarmed black man
in my own part of town
And then the judge said:
All they do is fuck and drink
All they're good for
Ain't worth a shit.
You recall me now
in the police artist
it wasn't really my face that you remembered
but it was the color of my skin
and the way I was built.
~Ashe
Poetry by Ashe
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Written on 2014-11-25 at 03:08
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The Color of My Skin
You recall me now
But then I was just a black man
in my own part of town
walking after dark
But for a cop, I wasn't even human
Just a black man walking on the street
in my own part of town
that he felt he wanted to shoot down.
With my hands held high
I walked away from the man
It took six shots for him to stop
Some in my arms and one in my head.
I was shot dead
An unarmed black man
with my hands held high
in my own part of town
But rules are rules
and when you are
of a certain age
of a certain build
of a certain color
The cop points the gun
and shoots in your direction
Shot in my upraised arms
shot in the face
an unarmed black man
in my own part of town
And then the judge said:
All they do is fuck and drink
All they're good for
Ain't worth a shit.
You recall me now
in the police artist
it wasn't really my face that you remembered
but it was the color of my skin
and the way I was built.
~Ashe
Poetry by Ashe
Read 463 times
Written on 2014-11-25 at 03:08
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