Something
Went wrong
Something
Went terribly wrong
In our species
When the average
US American white man
Has been taught
And allowed to believe
That his power
Is derived
In his ability
To taunt, torture, and kill
Just for the fun of it
Another living being
Will it happen again
Oh yes
Yes it will
For a society
Rooted in slavery
Continues
To haunt them
Centuries later
As the souls
Of the departed
Call out
Over and over
For us to heal
A country
Rooted in
Freedom and slavery
Even worse
For now
The white man’s
Freedom
Is contingent
On his ability
To taunt, torture, and kill
The black man’s
Soul
Something
Has gone wrong
Something
Went terribly wrong
Two months ago
When two men
A son and his father
Decided for no reason
To taunt, torture, and kill
A young black man
Going for a simple jog
Getting away with it
Once again
Not learning
A single damn thing
From the sins
Of their forefathers
What is going on
When will this end
Where is our hope
You ask
The only hope
I see
Is a greater
Truth and Freedom
That no matter
How many centuries
The white man tries
He ain’t never gonna kill
The soul
Of a single
Black man
Rise on Rise above
Dear soul
Every time
This terrible thing
Goes wrong
He ain’t never
Gonna win
Until
He decides to stop
And take a look
At these sins