"INNOCENCE"

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Uprooted from my residence
By those claiming to work for Mr. President.
Better start talking,
Before I give you a beating.

I know my worth,
Don't question my intelligence.
An abuse of power,
It seems.

No formal identification.
A lively night,
Turned to a shallow one.

And after all I’ve been through,
All I get is an apology?

People telling me,
"Stay calm."
Officers on defense
Against a man in his own home
On a Friday night.

The law you claim to work for?
The same law you’ll be up against.

On your knees.
Begging.
For mercy.

Remember,
I screamed for my innocence.

With your foot on my neck,
You smile,
Now I smile,
As I take all you have.

I share my views with no one but myself.
I swallow my pride
Just so I don’t become
A victim of your negligence.

To those with power,
Remember your oath.
To serve and protect.
Not to harass and harm.

Do what you were trained to do.
Do not put young men in the grave
At an early age,
Just because you thought.

Innocent till proven guilty.
Innocent till proven guilty.

The words you speak,
Yet abandoned
When you see Black across the room.

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