I can't breathe
rodneyc///14 ~
struggling to just stay alive
trapped between lies and alibis
frantically calling out
does anyone hear my pleas?
stranded on the corner of distrust
caught up in the tragedy of mistrust
lost within the verb to be
why must it always come down to luck?
torn between seven veils
hidden behind the shroud of tales
pimped on the evening news
am i just another reason to flee?
responsibility denied, freedom delayed
murder absolved, solicitous duplicity
mundane rehearsals, trivial pursuits
and yet you wonder, still why -
I can't breath.
"Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realize we cannot eat money." --Nineteenth century Nēhilawē (Cree) proverb
“A true believer is one who does not hurt others with his thoughts, words or actions.” (Prophet Muhammad)
The song that lies silent in the heart of a mother sings upon the lips of her child..Kahlil Gibran
Rodney D. Coates
Professor of Sociology, Social Justice and Gerontology
Interim Director of Black World Studies
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- Fwd: I can't breathe, Coates, Rodney, 12/04/2014
https://theblacklist.net/
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