Because

It always seems impossible until it’s done.
― Nelson Mandela

Black lives have always mattered – to black people.
Lest you forget. Lest we forget to remember.
Africans shackled for white man’s greed – bound for black man’s hell & death knell.
Caribbean cargo charged to cutlass the cane.
Kept like nameless fine chattels – souls bundled and sold.

Lynchings & lies – muscle & bone strung up & lashed by the robed.
Inequality & poverty enhanced by the stench of self-righteous denial.
Viral profiling – glistening like sweat on a back – & clear, clear
Evidence of police brutality – pummeling profiles in the courage of fear…
Silenced. First by the bit – now by twisted oppressors strangled with hate.

Mothers bled red & fathers riddled with shot – children’s collateral. No more!
Asphyxiation with zero justification – choke held by ignorance & rage. Never again!
Time –– Oh it’s time – it’s way way past time – to
Take a knee to take a stand (I know I am). Let’s 
Energize & mobilize. Join me – & all the rest (with the youthful unrest).
Raise a fist – repeal, reform & replace! Because Black Lives Matter!