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The Misunderstood Trauma of Black People
May 21, 2021
We just want to be free
We tried for centuries to do it carefully
But the majority just turns a blind eye
Not their problem, they’re care free
So we had to stir the pot, now all eyes on me
We explain the pain vividly, they still act like they don’t believe
Years of racism and hurt, what can they not see?
Bottled up animosity results in violence
Wouldn’t have happened if our blood wasn’t on the street
We’re just fighting to be free
Yet we’re seen as ghetto animals
While those barbarians kill us carelessly
© MacMillan
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i relate to this poem as a black individual in America who has experienced the racial tensions in the country today.