Who will cry for the
little boy
Walking home from the
store
Who will cry for the
little boy
With potential galore?
Who will cry for the
little boy
Armed with skittles and
tea
Who will cry for the
little boy
Harmless as can be?
Who will cry for the
little boy
One hundred and forty
pounds
Who will cry for the
boy
On gated community
grounds?
Who will cry for the
boy
What makes him seem
suspicious?
Who will cry for the
little boy
Gunned down by a man so
vicious
Who will cry for the
little boy
Who cried and cried
HELP
Who will cry for the
little boy
Who fought all by
himself
Who will cry for the
little boy
Who had dreams of
succeeding
Who will cry for the
little boy
Who now lays bleeding
Who will cry for the
little boy
Justice has NOT been
served
Who will cry for the
little boy
The system has become
unnerved
Who will cry for the
little boy
Who the world has come
to know
Who will cry for the
little boy
Made to reap where he
did not sow
Who will cry for Trayvon Martin???
Will you???
GET INVOLVED!!!
By Christoph Jenkins
ChristophWrites.com
@ItsChristophJ
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I felt the need to write this poem because God has given me a gift! And I just believe that the gifts that we've been given should be a blessing to others. Our gifts aren't for us to keep and harbor. We were gifted to make an impact in the lives of others. So I chose to "re-gift" my gift. I used to write to just get out the emotions and feelings that I could not or chose not to verbalize. I have now "re-purposed" my gift with the intentions of invoking action and awareness...in a creative way. Trayvon Martin represents us, "the people"! We have to realize that anyone of at any given time can be a victim of such an atrocity. There are people in this world that have hate in their heart for certain groups of people; whether they're Black, White, Hispanic, or any other nationality. At the same time, we can't afford for our justice system to be manipulated by an evident or discreet bias. No Justice, No Peace!
I derived my inspiration from the movie, "Antwon Fisher." When brainstorming the way in which I wanted pen this piece for Trayvon, God brought this movie to my recollection and thanks to Youtube and kzzr, more specifically, I was able to find this poem that fit so perfectly. Enjoy and God Bless!
Until next time...be aware and get involved!!!
Christoph Writes...
what an inciteful poem!!Let us pray for victims like Trayvon Martin all over the world, especially in this Western culture that still remains not only racially divided, but constipated in their actions . There are culture who feel they are entitled because of the blatant corrupted systemic discrimination at large, which perpetuates racism and everything else in regards to people of African
ReplyDeletedescent. I feel sad for all Americans. Where is that notion of freedom , 'The land of the free?'
I am still sickened that George Zimmerman gets to live his life as a free man after MURDERING a 17 year old boy. How could anyone on this planet think this is okay?
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