Every life Matters
All has halted. Horns are blaring.
Everyone chanting has hearts racing.
Annoyed at wasted time, blood is boiling.
Signs pass by and people are chanting
“NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE!”
“BLACK LIVES MATTER!”
Videos of violence and viciousness
Has every parent calling.
Facebook and news websites
Have yet to shed light
On the real problems we have today
In that there is injustice to pay
And NOT just for Freddie Gray
But all individuals who aren’t able to say
that every life matters.
This is a powerful poem. I really enjoyed reading it! The line breaks were perfect. The only thing I would have to say is make sure if you are starting a new sentence add a period or if continuing the sentence add a comma so that reader knows the pauses you want them to hear.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Shaniah with punctuation. Very powerful and a great topic to write a poem about! Also, has a lot of relatable items, like social media and the signs.
ReplyDeleteLove the imagery in the first stanza. I think the second stanza can be heightened. It does use great sound such as the alliteration in line 7.
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