- A.K Ndungu
Congrats!
Updated: Sep 10
The Unspoken Words of George Floyd.
Congrats, Humans!
You have achieved
Yet, another evolutionary milestone:
A live broadcast,
of an actual human kill!
Man on man,
no gun, no sword, no drone
Just a knee,
and a pair of good ol 'cuffs
Streamed live
for the world to see!
Daylight murder,
of an unarmed, grown-ass, black man,
His name, George Floyd.
Hands shacked behind his back,
Face pressed down on the dirty street,
Begging for his dear life.
Crying for his mama
I can't breathe!
I can’t breathe!
I can't be!
Nine,
Fucking,
Minutes!
I can't breathe!
Your hand on the waist!
Your eye on the camera
Your knee on his neck.
I can't breathe.
Hollywood!
who's taking notes?
Who's gon' twist this tale
'to yet another legend
Our men in blue...
Our man in suit,
400 hundred years!
of pain and trauma
bequeathed to the next generation
Who now have to live
with an ugly mark in their hearts
How evil man can be!
How cruel!
How heartless!
And yet,
How clueless!
Clueless about our right
Our right that cannot be granted
by a fellow human being
Our right to Be.
Our right to Live.
To be and to be seen!
To speak and to be heard!
Our right to love and to be loved!
We seek justice!
We call for justice!
We demand justice!
In the streets and in the courtroom
In the classroom and in the boardroom
In the village and in the city
In the slums and in the suburbs
And rest assured,
That we will not forget!
We will not forget
What you did
to one of our own
His name, George Floyd!
His name, Eric Garner!
His name, Jacob Blake!
Jina lake, Yassin Moyo.
Jina lake Chris Msando.
Riitwa riake, ni Martin Kimani
Riitwa riake, ni J.M wa Kariuki!
For no man
deserves to die
in the hands of another.
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