We were protesting violence
when violence met us
Gun in hand, firing
We were standing up
for people losing their lives
when our lives were lost
We were demanding
our voices be heard
when they were
forever silenced
We would not accept
being treated
as less than human
when they made us
less than alive
We fell at Kent State,
at Jallianwala Bagh
Our blood spilled
onto the streets
of Orangeburg,
South Carolina,
Soweto,
Tiananmen Square
We are the casualties
of nonconformity
The system wanted
us to remain dutifully
quiet and complacent
But it was never
the right time
to be silent
10 Dec 2019
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