I was arrested
In belief of forging some money
But your acts were just demented
Because you felt my skin was ugly
You pushed your knee on my neck
"I can't breathe", I said
Wishing my kids wouldn't see me dead
And every second my words were slurring
With my vision blurring
Until everything was just black.
Just like I was.
A world where velvet black skies are adored
And black and white coexist only on checkerboards
A world where black attires are chic
But the same on skin is just weak
A world where we wouldn't be seen as thugs
And thrashed onto the ground like bugs
A world where colour wasn't equated to crime
And we wouldn't be disregarded every time
And black skin isn't hideous
With the law not invidious.