It Didn’t Have To Be This Way

The ending is always the same

Violet DeTorres
Resistance Poetry
Published in
Nov 12, 2020

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What they said was “He looks suspicious”

What they said was “It could be drugs”

What they thought was “He could be trouble”

What they saw was “BLACK”

What they said “He pulled the trigger”

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Violet DeTorres
Resistance Poetry

The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House // " When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time" --Maya Angelou