Eight minutes, forty six seconds is all it took for my world to crash.
Eight minutes forty six seconds, all it took for my tomorrow to be stolen.
Eight minutes forty six seconds, because of the colour of my skin.
Eight minutes forty six seconds, if only I were White.
Eight minutes forty six seconds, all it took for all my dreams to be taken away.
Eight minutes forty six seconds is all it took for my pursuit of happiness to vanish.
Eight minutes forty six seconds all it took to breathe my last.
Eight minutes forty six seconds, if only I could breathe.
Eight minutes forty six seconds is all it took for your voices to be heard.
Eight minutes forty six seconds and the world wakes up to our reality, it has always been with us.
Eight minutes forty six seconds, no one to respond to my call for help.
Eight minutes forty six seconds, is all it took for my American dream to die.
Eight minutes forty six seconds, all it took to see Minneapolis no more.
Eight minutes forty six seconds, my forty six years on earth grind to a halt.
Eight minutes forty six seconds, I couldn't say goodbye to my two kids.
Eight minutes forty six seconds,suddenly the world realises black lives matter.
Eight minutes forty six seconds, my death turned into a campaign rally.
Eight minutes forty six seconds, my skin an object of ridicule to a relic for canonization.
Eight minutes forty six seconds is all it took.
So so pathetic how a living was halted for no good reason. So sod
An excellently conveyed touching poem. Simply powerful...10++
(cont.) Did I say God should have made humans all the same color? She should have made us all the sams gender as well. btw, I no longer believe in God.
-I was not in the minds and 'hearts' of the police involved. Life sucks at times and racism is only one one causes.
My main exposure to racism was from TV news. Too bad God did not think kindly enough about humans to make us all black, or yellow or green or purple or...white.
I am a 'white' human male. I was raised in central New York State with few 'blacks' in my small dity, though maybe five % of my high school class were not white.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Racism! ! ! A serious issue all over the world! But, more dangerous in America. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.