Skittles & Tea
Hands Up
I Can't Breathe
This sore's been festering so long its just about burst
Infected through centuries and covered with cheap band aides
Masquerading like progress
But raw wounds are the best time to protect against further infection
Feel the pain
Feel it truly and deeply
Let it wake us from caustic silence
And mobilize us to loud raucous action
Skittles & Tea
Hands Up
I Can't Breathe
America we are indicted
Justice has always been a journey
A path carved through Grief and Rage
A seat denied boldly claimed
A dream deferred passionately proclaimed
Skittles & Tea
Hands Up
I Can't Breathe
We are indicted
Photos in hoodies
Today, do we speak his name?
Facebook our rage
Tomorrow, will we mobilize and act?
Hashtag our pain
Next week, will we remember?
We are indicted
The system is not just broken
It was never designed to protect us all
Build new systems
Stand up from our armchair activism and demonstrate true sacrifice
But I'm hurt
Pissed
Don't even know where to begin
Who did I love today?
What black child did I pour into today?
Fill him through my actions with the truth that his #black life matters
Feet pounding pavement
We march
Setting an agenda for change
We mobilize
Reclaiming our narrative
We tell the story
Of our power and our possibility
Of our love so deep that is causes us to Remember
Today, Tomorrow, Next Week,
Till change comes
Skittles & Tea
Hands Up
I Can't Breathe
We must remember
We must transform this moment into a movement
Or
We are indicted.