Have no voice of your own
All Alone
Beaten, bloody, left to die
Broken, stripped of humanity
Only a color, suspected, rejected, neglected, disrespected
More than a crime against one person
The crime violates us all
So we stand until we fall

Open my eyes, I cannot see
The crime on humanity
Mere tears just hide my pain
Help me see again

© Timothy E. Wahlstrom, December 6, 2015