Brown skin.

Black hair.

Boy or girl 

Women and men 

We are all the same 

Shouldn't that be enough? 

The color of my skin shouldn't define the difference between me and you. 

Black lives matter 

My life matters 

That you can't deny 

Get familiar with my name 

Know it 

Say it with pride. 

You tried to silence me 

By pushing me off to the side 

I'm a victim of police brutality

With an unjustified case 

Your name is covered in lies 

Just so you can remain free in the streets 

The same streets you promise to serve and protect 

Though you failed 

You failed when you turned your back on me 

"When -"

I needed you the most 

 I matter

I am human just like you 

 I bleed the same blood you bleed 

Everyday I am forced to live in fear 

 Wondering if I'll ever make it to see tomorrow

 To constantly feel like an outcast 

Because of the world I live in 

Knowing that society hates me 

And sees me less than a human being. 

I raise my fist 

And roam the streets. 

Using my voice the way I know how. 

Because they'll listen. 

I Matter.