Look At What I See

 

 

They said America, land of the free
then why do I get harassed by the police?
Cuz I'm young, dressin in baggy clothes
Listen to loud rap music, only God knows
Still, he's behind me, flashin his lights
Heard they killed a man before his wedding day last night
Was his skin color the reason? They won't do time
A pig in a uniform ain't responsible for his own crime
First ones to preach peace, quick to pull the trigger
They wear badges, so automatically, he's bigger
"stop shootin each other", well who's supplyin the heat?
I never seen a gun manufactured on the streets
It's the government thats pro-violence, not us
More concerned about music downloaders, plus
Tryin to control what we eat, cut down our calories
Criminals in 3 piece suits, robbin us of our salaries
Livin in their comfortable world while we're dyin and screamin
Passin bullshit laws, D.C's full of demons
Bush gettin rich off of blood shed over seas
Young men and women dyin, shattered families
Sick of his smirk, f**k your weak apologies
A letter and a medal doesn't stop the pain
By the way, how much did you pay for your cocaine?
Denyin use while its still up in your nose
Drunk daughters in the papers strikin a pose
Can't even control them, but runs our country
Got us livin like caged animals, this is democracy?
Are we all really stuck in jail?
Is death my only form of bail?

Reviews

[bluessadmood]

God how i loved this my friend..its like hearing a lovely song ..i felt it like Rap style
I am in the land of the free harassed by police,cause i am young and dressed in baggy clothes
ha ha but its wonderful on you ..and i love your color my friend..for your words give me so much joy
i could almost dance to your rhythm
ha ha ..he is getting all the riches from overseas, off blood shed all over
oh yes lots of young men and women dying
its never any use smiling and appologizing
this is so well written my friend ..wonderful write
lovely write

[Onyx Sky]

This poem really speaks, and there is a lot of truth to what your saying. Of course, many will find this piece controversial but that is the art of poetry. Saying your view without being castigated. Have you done a piece on a Obama?? Great write regardless. Only suggestion would be to make it longer, and talk about more issues. It would be a great dej jam poetry piece. Peace, Love, and Writing, kan

[Kena Dawn Augustine]

Wow, that is very intense. I can see you have not been sheltered, you have seen the world, seen the way some cops don't do their job the way they should I personally dont' like cops as well. My ex made me look bad to them, because I got all emotional, when he was the one who fit the profile of a "criminal" it really hurt, and ever since then I have not trusted many cops, because instead of going after the "bad" people, such as my ex trying to steal my car, they could care less, they go after the ones who really should not be messed with.

Oh well. I can't imagine life without cops. That would be chaos. hee hee.