Inspirated<\/em>by Nikki Giovanni\u2019s \u201cThe Great Pax White\u201d & Make America <\/span><\/span>Great<\/span><\/span><\/span>Greater<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n Shouts fill the streets, sweaty bodies crowded together, My body, I can\u2019t breathe !<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n not for equality, not an end to police brutality.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Scream the pro-lifers<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Gasp those posting #bluelivesmatter on social media<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n A sea of enraged, unmasked, scream and rave and shout<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n I guess it feels different when it\u2019s your body<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n being mandated<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Neither can we. How clueless can you be?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n You protest my protest. Label us as rioters, While you invest in cannabis and Bitcoin, loot every legal loophole, collect colloquialisms like infinity stones just to then claim them as your own<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n But God forbid I kneel during the national anthem.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The same ones you walk past on your way into Walmart?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The knee of white supremacy weighs heavy on my neck<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n RESPECT THE TROOPS ! ! ! !<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Slaves made America. Immigrants make America.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n All ! Lives ! Matter !<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n White hoods replaced with red caps, bold white print, For whom?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n A melting pot of ideas, makes America great<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Tell that to the parents of Vincent Belmonte, children <\/span><\/span>murdered<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n by law enforcement<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n this year<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n There are countless others.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n And I don\u2019t mean that figuratively.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n You are readily willing to believe that planet you reside is flat, the moon landing was faked, that the country you love and celebrate every summer<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n is deeply flawed<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Unfortunately, There are literally <\/span><\/span>too <\/i><\/span><\/span>many black bodies for one person to count<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The system ain\u2019t broken.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The design is.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n America may be great\u2026 But it needs to be greater For everyone.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":[],"genre":[29,26],"year":[44],"class_list":["post-182","writing","type-writing","status-publish","hentry","genre-poetry","genre-writing","year-44"],"acf":{"contributor":"Diamonique Massey-Johnson","bio":"A brutally honest reflection of America\u2019s current socio-political environment through the eyes of an exhausted, biracial, bisexual.","text":"","contributor_page":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dekonstruktr.com\/tidepools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writing\/182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dekonstruktr.com\/tidepools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writing"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dekonstruktr.com\/tidepools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/writing"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dekonstruktr.com\/tidepools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"genre","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dekonstruktr.com\/tidepools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/genre?post=182"},{"taxonomy":"year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dekonstruktr.com\/tidepools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/year?post=182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThe Spirit of the Black Arts Movement<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nbasking in the summer heat<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nmy choice !<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nsunburnt faces<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nthugs,
\ndrug dealers,
\nand criminals<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\ntransfer funds to offshore accounts,
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\netched with<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nthat make me blue.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\ncultures,
\nreligions,
\nfaiths and races coexisting,
\ncollaborating,
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nMa\u2019khia Bryant,
\nXzavier Hill,
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nthat Sandy Hook was staged than you are to accept<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nthese are not isolated events,
\naccidents or mistakes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n