You Saw It Too?

you saw it too?

I thought I was the only one

they're shooting black bodies

our children can't have fun

you saw it too?

no one else seemed to care

policing our joy

and mocking our hair

you saw it too?

I feel so alone

waiting for verdicts

recording evidence on my phone

you saw it too?

I keep thinking it's just me

they want us to wait

but we want them to see

waiting means death, injustice, fear

it means me scared of motherhood

why would I want my child to live here?

so take the hashtags, your apologies

‘cause I do not accept

fuck these united states 

and the promises they never kept