My People, My Pain
black and bruised.
My people, my pain —
torn and abused.
My people, my pain —
smoke filled air.
My people, my pain —
misery and despair.
My people, my pain —
victims of circumstance.
My people, my pain —
criminals at first glance.
My people, my pain —
a nuisance to society.
My people, my pain —
our trauma is hereditary.
My people, my pain —
an inconvenient truth.
My people, my pain —
death and a voting booth.
My people, my pain —
Floyd, Taylor, much more.
My people, my pain —
hopeless world, brutality galore.
Black Lives Matter ♡
FAVOR WOKO is a freshman. She is a UAA student through Alaska Middle College. She is a 16 year old Nigerian American trying to find her place in the world. She is highly interested in and passionate about social justice, psychology, and pediatrics. She hopes you enjoy her poem!