“Condemnatory” by Traver Dodorye
Should I be judged because the skin I was
born within? Will I be imperfect because I sin? How will I rise above poverty
in a society where I am criticized, because the color of my skin. Will I end up
in jail or dead due to low expectations held for me? Will I be pulled over in
traffic because there was a recent burglary and I fit the description of the
suspects? Will I always be a suspect? Should I live in fear or keep faith? Will
there be justice? How many more risks should I take? Should I stand my ground
or run because I am brown? Should I trash all of my hoodies? Why do I always
fit the description of someone suspicious? Will I be killed while doing right?
Do i have any rights? Will my son be protected? Should I be his lifetime
driver? Will he be able to walk to the store? Does equality exist? What is it
about life that I missed? We all deserve an equal amount of respect, love and
honesty and honestly I will never lose faith but when you murder someone
because of their race we all know this is not a mistake. The system wasn't made
to protect blacks we must protect ourselves. My skin color shouldn’t determine
how you judge me or if you should love me, please don’t dismiss me because this
is me.
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