Quiet
Don’t tell me to be Quiet,
When all I am is quiet.
I don’t speak out, I just let people slide
But I can’t continue to be quiet
Because of some of the stuff I see.
Quiet
Don’t tell me to be quiet
When cops like Darren Wilson
Can shoot a black 18 year old boy
multiple times and not be indicted.
Don’t tell me to be quiet
When people like Eric Garner
Can be choked to death
By a police officer and the
Officer is not indicted.
Quiet
Don’t tell me to be quiet.
How much quieter do you want me to get?
I have been quiet.
My People have Been Quiet.
We have been Quiet for too long.
So excuse us for not wanting to
Be quiet any longer.
Quiet
Don’t tell me to be quiet.
Instead, tell me to speak up for justice
For the Black Community.
Speak up for Mike Brown, Eric Garner, and
The Trayvon Martins of the world.
Yes I said it right, Trayvon Martin;
Another black male whose killer should have been convicted.
How much quieter do you want us to get?
Even the Constitution tells us we don’t exist,
But you want us to be quiet.
Now… you be quiet and listen.
We are going to fight and protest until there is a change.
We are going to pray and fast until there is a change.
So you can do whatever you want,
But please don’t shoot me 6 times
Or choke me to death
Or even rape or abuse me like you did back in the day.
Don’t spray me with a water hose,
don’t beat me, taze me, or stab me.
Don’t try to emasculate me or even belittle me
But most importantly,
Please don’t tell me to be quiet.