I. Red
America’s rage and
hatred
dispenses a fiery red
aura,
while the warm blood
of mine embraces the
hard, cold pavement.
A gory Pollock painting,
it splatters everywhere,
the rusty red exploding,
all because of the greeting
of a bullet,
and the wrath of an officer,
but did I resemble some monster,
or a threat?
II. White
The color of bags,
that give faceless cowards
a name.
The tone of one’s skin,
who at first
breath,
is given a different type of
privilege.
Yet are we so different?
III. Blue
Sorrow and sadness
fills each citizen’s face,
while the news spews
unrealistic and hateful ideas
hallucinating viewers.
Always
over the little things:
a knee,
or having a voice,
or the simplicity, yet
blissful nature that is
freedom.
But in America,
who is really free?
Grade: 12
Springfield, VA
Lake Charles, LA
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Keeping up with my writing while being a lawyer or teacher.
My mom, dad, and teacher, Mr. Ross