We are still determined
(In Memory of Trayvon Martin)
By Debra D. Allen
We are still determined not to let your killing
Just slide
We are still determined not to let your killing
Just slide
Into just any particular archive of atrocity
We are still determined not to let your life
Be just another uneventful even in the Universe of Democracy
This latest instance of racial profiling in Sanford, FL
Fits all the descriptions of a pre-existing condition
That seems to deem who looks suspicious?
We haven’t come so far
From being, who we are
Because in some people’s mind
Being Black is a crime
However – We are still
determined
Still walking Civil righteously-through our current Rosa Parks
Tragically-the trust-continues to be breached
However we are still determined
To Keep the Peace
To Keep the Peace
To Keep the Peace