They say I’m mad at the world Go figure right The biggest stereotype there is An Angry Black Man But maybe this is true Maybe I am Maybe I’m mad at the world For how I’m treated Inequalities I deal with every day Or how I get looked down upon like I’m a crumb on the dirtiest of grounds Like I’m a peasant: a beastly creature A killer that was never pushed Just one more **** they won’t have to arrest soon Because they believe in executions! Death by firing squad! So maybe I am angry Furious Shouldn’t I have the right to express myself? Express my opinions on this jaded society! But then again, they say it's not a societal norm So I rebuttal, **** normality They say shut up and dribble! They say you’re canceled They say you can’t feel this way But why can’t I feel this way? How Sway? I mean isn’t this a “FREE COUNTRY”? Don’t I have “First Amendment rights”? Doesn’t the “Constitution apply to me”? Can I be free? They say I’m going to end up either dead or in jail But why can’t I be a lawyer? And maybe go to Yale As I yell and get on my knees Crying out in pain and agony Saying please Lord help me Protect me Lord, give me wisdom So, I can have a strong mind To get through these hard times Exhausted and Traumatized I pause And close my eyes
This is Poem 3 of my first book, Traumatized: The Conscious Reality
Traumatized: The Conscious Reality is an introspective perception through my brown wide eyes while growing up in Chicago, seeing pain, love, and trauma. As disappointment looms in the abyss, while trying to obtain knowledge as I reach for success. Edging on the cusp of greatness, while trying to break the curse of generational trauma.