another day, another chance
for the promise
of freedom
to be fulfilled
for this terrifying life
to be more relaxed
it's
out of my control
another second, another number
and I would have won
something
to help me escape
the inescapable
nature of genetics
another breath, another job interview
passed up, too much pigment
too little in common
things could be different
and I could breath again
if we were all blind
another hue, another tone
another wish to be accepted
the same as you
to live
without fear
of walking down the street
or driving without getting stopped
or dying
from
overreaction
brutality justified
by stereotypical ideals
rescind, rescind the nonsense
of yesterday’s slant
it's not the same anymore
another slur, another struggle
to make ends meet
without resistance
from you
powerless
raise my fist
offending you even more
raise yours with me
solidarity
but your fist is only
raised
in anger
another beating, another beat down
on the wrong side of a taser, or gun
another wrong, that was righted
whitewashed
by the media
another breakdown, another meltdown
the load so heavy
for being me, speaking the way I speak
and my personal truth
lies to you
still truth
unheard
another heart heavy, another heart
angry
injustice
prejudice
segregation
blurred lines of equality
rarely equal
the playing field tilts
guerrilla tactics are
never
the right answer
(until they are)
to the terrible question
no one wants to ask
because the answer
this world is not ready
for the answer
another heartbreak, another slander
another day in the life
of me
and sadly
you
I'm another
just another
in a sad line of many
others
another caged free man
woman, child
landlocked in captivity
for all to see
with all the rights
of another no one
