What should I say, what can I say?
I have thoughts and emotions
Towards everything going on
But there's little I can do
That I don't already try
That I haven't already done
I always felt it was my place
To help others in life
Those delinquents authorities
And everyone else keeps putting down
They were the ones whom I tried
To show a better light
I didn't mind being part of their group
Nor did I try spending every breath
Lecturing them and preaching law
Simply remaining by their sides
Showing them what I believe
Through my actions, gently refusing
To partake in questionable deeds
That 'normal friend' actually made a difference
I was that singular good influence for them
Seeing them start to stop on their own
And better themselves is all I'll ever need back
A solid anchor to steer by, goes a long way
All of the foreigners and immigrants
That travel through areas I inhibit
Struggling to adapt to a new environment
Another language, I tried my best to
Bridge that gap one word or gesture at a time
Learning their languages and their cultures
Are a few of the memories
I will hold onto over the years to come
The elderly, the ones who have lost their way
The ones in a bind who could use help in a pinch
Need nothing more than some time and assistance
What is 20 minutes to direct someone to their destination
Or at least to someone more savvy with it?
What is a bit of labor to help an elder shop
Carrying their heavy items and making sure
That they can cross the street safely?
What is the purpose of grace or empathy
If not to use your connections
To help someone in need?
Some privileges may not have been granted to everyone
But not everyone have gotten them freely
I can empathize with those who hold grudges
Against the pain of false entitlement
Unjust cruelty and wicked pride
I just ask that you allow me to stand beside you
My tears are silent because I feel it is not my voice
That should be heard above yours
I do not want anyone's attention for
Reasons that deal in the sufferings of others
My place isn't to over shadow
But instead to serve as your shield
If the occasion arises that I can be of service
To a fellow citizen when being done wrongly
Then I will count it as a blessing to help
Skin color matters not, because even the sun
Can change mine in just a few hours
I prefer becoming a sentry to help heal
Rather than a mockery of the very ones
Whom need support and safety the most
Call it selfish if you will, call it naive if you must
But simply sitting back is not an option for me
I have no idea if I would have a moment
Of weakness and hesitate to worry over the situation
Though I promise you that I won't stay frozen
Neglecting my civic duty to save a life
Everything I am capable of, anything at all
Will become my strength to lend another
Standing where I am, there is nothing solid
Nothing concrete for me to grasp or do
Just a silent witness to something
That should have never happened
Learned way too little, too late
A sentry who can only help the fallen stand again
Should you protest and return home
In health worse than you left
Please allow me to offer you a nights rest
A warm hearth to heal before venturing out again
Should you speak out only to be rebuked
Rebuffed and retaliated against
Please allow me to offer comfort and understanding
So that you may know you are not alone
Just because not every member is speaking out
Doesn't mean we aren't behind you all the way
Some of us live in shadows and choose to work the same way
Behind you to pick you back up
Because who else will apologize and
Help to right these wrongs?
Beside you to give our full support
Because we want you to know
You matter, you always have
In front of you to protect you from this
We won't stand on the sidelines
Despite how many times we are brushed aside
I will stand for you despite what form that takes
And if I fall, I will rise again to stand with you once more
For as long as it takes to keep you safe
I am aware that my response is full of holes
And can be beaten down into submission
For its 'lack luster appeal' to the masses
But I'm not writing it for any of them
This is for the ones no longer here before anyone else
Those seeking an answer from me on these events
Got the only reply I'm going to give
I'm not here to appease either group
Or renounce this, that and the third
Emotions are running high all around
So this is my soul, honoring the existence
Of every other single opinion
Every other single flare of emotion merging with the next to become
More than you alone, but a force to be reckoned with
I deny not your cause, fore I feel for it as well
Now to speak to those who are truly so weak inside
That they need to pick fights with anyone different
Just to feel like they are special in this world
Karma sure is a bitch when you offend it
Every sacrifice that has been taken thus far
Only fuels the repercussions you are way overdue for
Don't worry, it's on it's way and this is just the start
We are a strong people and I refuse to let anyone say different!
Blood doesn't make a family just as color doesn't make a person
I have seen the kindest people wear a darker skin
Just as I have seen true monsters wear the lightest colors
Neither is anything but a grey blurred hue
But there are radicals who have gone too far for too long
No matter what era in history spoke of unjust subjugation
There were first those that helped where they could
Before the people all rallied as one to crush the cruelty
Right now we are in that beginning phase
And we are in the middle of a transition
Too long have these voices gone unanswered
Too long have these reaching hands been denied their rights
Too long have the miracles of empathy been too few to go around
If you won't listen to the "reason" you so pridefully boast to serve
We the people will use the same methods
Protestors will continue to peacefully parade
Across all the major cities
Rioters will continue to use this chaos to their advantage
To steal, vandalize and destroy these stores
The remaining good police officers will continue
To be caught in the crossfire as they actually try to help
And worst of all, more lives will be put on the line
Haven't you had enough of senseless violence?
Put your self righteous and supremacist egos aside
Once we lay these souls to rest our 'silence' will be finished
If you haven't noticed.... Take a look around
You have been killing the wrong people
For the wrong reasons for way too long
All lives matter, you saying they don't
Is the same as saying your own is worth less
Than any life you have taken or plan to take
If they truly don't matter why do you feel the need to kill them?
America wasn't founded for a single race or a single idea
We represent the lost and the unwanted
But frankly, if you can't live peacefully
With our brethren and sisters then we don't want you
Don't like it? Then LEAVE
No one is forcing you to stay
Just be warned that if you choose to do so
The rules are about to change again
And this time your presence
Will no longer be tolerated with those actions
Clean up your act because we the people
Are coming to make sure you do
Our veterans didn't spend their lives for you
To waste the very ones they are protecting
For your selfish, arrogant, cowardice
These are my people and if you think knocking them down
Will keep them quiet, you have another thing coming
Even if they fall I will be right here for them
I will remain standing until they get back up
I will remain helping them until the day
They no longer need me
Cause guess why?
Actions speak louder than color every time
All. Lives. Matter. Bitch. GET IT STRAIGHT