Let Me Live!

Let Me Live!

I'm respirating, respiring,
Looking for some reciprocity,
But all I see is animosity

Bang! Bang!
One shot to the neck
Hot lead to sign my death certificate
My eulogy written in blood

Let Me Live!

Bang! Bang! One shot to the abdomen
Shattered in fragments
Momma's tears went stagnant
As baby boy hit the pavement
Broad day light,
But ain't nobody saw it
CSI ain't solved it
Back page under the auspice...
Of homicide
A secret cover up for...
Genocide

Ravish my neighborhood,
Then gentrify
Chem trail clouds floating through the sky
Breath gone and I close my eye
I told God, "I ain't ready to die"

Let me live!

My father cried out, "God why?"

Let me live. Let me live.
I still got too much to give

Shots fired and I couldn't duck
Heart stopped and I can't get up

Let me live.

(In loving memory of Rod)