©KayLaN.Allen
The Endless Pandemic of the Evil Plague
Hearts cry and break from the pain of the ended lives and partial blame
While leaders find that their behavior is not to be shamed.
Mothers live in fear simply because their baby boys have brown skin
While black and brown men house anger, disappointment, and fear from within.
The KKK comes out during the day and posts ads in the paper by night
Real changes are nowhere in sight.
Years of hate taught to children and the masses,
Yet no one can teach evil-doers, hate-free classes.
Murders and ill-will run rampant and justice turn a cheek
All while families lose their loved ones every week.
Sister, I hear your cries and I feel your pain,
No good life should be ended – slain.
Lift your voices and march in the streets,
Tread with power, truth, and history wrapped around your feet.
We will not be silenced today or tomorrow
We will not live our lives in never-ending sorrow.
Let us find the cure and give the vaccine for free.
Let us flatten this curve forever and let all people just be.
A word, hug, prayer, or termination of a job will not be enough,
From all this, our worries will thrive, and our skin will only grow tough.
We need a resolution and we need it to last;
The end of hate and brutality is something we need to happen fast.
Abrupt actions and ego will not impart
The greatness that is needed (it starts in the heart).
Democrat, Republican, Undeclared, Left, or Right,
None of these matters if compassion for ALL people is not the real fight.
Hear me now, loud, and clear,
I WILL NOT LIVE MY LIFE IN FEAR!
We can stop this pandemic and end foolish pride
When we can finally put all our differences aside.
-KayLa N. Allen, MPH (A Proud Brown/Black Woman)
-KayLa N. Allen, MPH (A Proud Brown/Black Woman)