Whats A Black Life Really Worth Poem by Jason Callender

What to me
has been the worlds greatest tragedy
was not getting to see
what black men were meant to be
with no jobs
young youth rob
turn off how u feel
just to steal
to get something to eat
for some it hurts
right from birth
whats a black life really worth
police brutality in the street
your back they beat
then they meet greet
and see if any killed somebody
but this was not our destiny
we were meant to be free
but foreign principalities
which are our enemy
deny us this our right
so we sleep cold at night
fighting for our life
sleeping under street lights
with everyone in the white house sleep tight
what about the girls in the street
have no where to sleep
selling their body
the government flooded where we live
with all the wrong things
where should i begin