Driving While Black Poem by Tom O'Brien

DRIVING WHILE BLACK

Don't drive while you're black
‘Cos you may get stopped on the way back
From wherever you have been
Doing bad things to country and queen
Never drive when you're black
Looking for white people to attack
‘Cos that's a crime too
Though it's okay to drive when you're blue
Driving while black
Means you could get shot in the back
For turning left or failing to stop
By some trigger-happy, non-black cop

Some other ‘crimes' while being black;
Smoking while black
Learning while black
Walking while black
Shopping while black
Eating while black
In fact almost any damn thing while black