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Tali
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Yesterday two white men wearing MAGA hats stepped into a gas station in the center of the hood 

 

This particular gas station is known for its gun play 

 

Where people who look like me will shoot at me 

 

And people who look like me have been murdered for nothing 

 

Or less than.......

 

The hands who’ve slayed them have been brown 

 

We’ll shoot and kill each other like it’s the wild Wild West 

 

The only place that I feel safe is amongst my people 

 

But I am also in imminent danger amongst them as well? 

 

And no, I’m not saying kill the MAGA hat wearing fools who decided to purposely waltz into a store where they know that we’ll be 

 

I’m saying that amongst the privilege that they have in their own communities

 

And In their own countries 

 

We allow them to share that same privilege in our spaces  

 

I feel jealous of them because they felt safe 

 

Annoyed with us because we can’t move the same

 

Brown people can not make mistakes, we are not allowed the privileges that come with this country 

 

We are not allowed to wear hoodies

 

Walk in their neighborhoods 

 

Walk into their stores with bandanas or anything that looks “gang affiliated”

 

None of us are allowed these luxuries not men or women 

 

None of us are allowed to be us  not brown men or brown women 

 

But two white men, looking for provocation decided to walk into the murder gas station capital

 

And smirk 

 

And you said nothing.......

 

 

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Kingqadardwon' says:

Profound! This is the reality of this world... Out people tuck tails when it comes to them and be warriors against us..
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Charles2 says:

meaningless conflict... pretends to acquire importance, by feigning relevance.... worthy of respect/not... pointless violence, only opens the door to... endless confusion...

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The Immortal Wize says:

WOW! You blew a hole right through that scene, powerful.

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Tali says:

Kingqadardwon its infuriating
 

Tali says:

Charles2 I agree, but hopefully we can spark a conversation
 

Tali says:

the poet wize thank you
 

LP45 says:

I've seen this type of situations many times before and it's a shame. There's so many of our folks that are still conditioned to the WLS, that although I have faith in us turning ourselves around completely, it's gonna take a while for it to happen. Thank you for this awesome share Tali. Peace and blessings.

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