In an world that has
\nmany worlds,
\na disintegrated world,
\nmy skin is like a shield
\nthose in power look at me
\nand don\u2019t see a dangerous person
\nor a criminal
\nand
\nthough they don\u2019t know me,
\nthey keep their guns in
\ntheir holsters
\ntheir voices friendly.<\/p>\n
someone I love and I were both
\narrested as teenagers
\nI was carefully shepherded back
\nto the
\nright path
\nwhile he and his Black skin
\nconfirmed their suspicions
\nand he was tossed
\ndown a
\ndifferent
\npipeline.
\nthis phenomenon is called white privilege
\na strange term to describe
\na seemingly more palatable
\nform of hatred<\/p>\n
the fires of justice are burning
\nand won\u2019t stop
\nuntil
\nevery place is level
\nevery human
\nknown as worthy
\nof gentleness
\nrespect
\nand restoration
\nbut until then
\nI think about this privileged skin
\nI am in<\/p>\n