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We need change
Being stuck in our time
Looking on the news, seeing all this crime
All the pieces broken on the floor
Creeping through the cracks and into this war
Lying in their faces
In and out, people acting like we are lost cases
Veering in every direction
Everything telling us to restraint, but we want to fight back
Sorry for trying, but we are getting attacked
Moments in these times are harsh
All of us getting squashed
Trying to get up from the things they tell us
They try to discuss
Everything they’ve done, every shot that rings out
They look for someone to blame
Right, because its us
Movements all over
Death on the streets
Blood as the new paint
Different color, different race
It is like we are being brought into a chase
A chase that never ends
They “try” not to offend
I know that me and you have never been the same
We never will be and thats alright
But the people in this world seem to not know wrong from right
It’s like people in this world are players for a game
Some win and some lose but no one is to blame
People are hurt, but i guess its part of the fun
Theres no time to hide so they make us run
Run away from the cruelness
Run away from the darkness
Theres no one to save us
They want us to lose hope
We must take a stand and trust
We can’t just stand around and mope
We should fight back
We shouldn’t lose track
Track of the goals we make
The side we take
And the cycles we break
Even if the lights flicker out
We keep walking
Just take a step
But we can’t just accept
Their rules their laws
The ones that bring us down
Down to the bottom
Bottom of a hole, a ditch
But thats life for you
It always disappoints
But its nothing new
There is no point
No point to bring it up or to say a thing
But we still should fight back
We just need one chance
One chance to change
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I originally wrote this piece when the whole BLM movement started but I still think it can be applied today and even in the future because no matter how much we try there will always be another problem or issue because of discrimination.