One Less Brotha To Deal With

ONE LESS BROTHA TO DEAL WITH

when you drop 

from a smokin' guns pop 

'cause you can't stop 

not scared of no cop 

YOU'RE JUST A STATISTIC 

One Less Brotha To Deal With! 

when you feel as if you're about to fail 

end up in the county jail 

can't make bail 

no one sending you any mail

YOU'RE JUST A STATISTIC 

One Less Brotha To Deal With! 

when you're high as the sky

life's just passin' you by 

while you're livin' a lie 

'cause you think you're that guy

YOU'RE JUST A STATISTIC 

One Less Brotha To Deal With! 

when you find yourself walking around with a frown 

'cause everyone let you down

been stripped of your only crown 

'cause your skin is brown 

YOU'RE JUST A STATISTIC 

One Less Brotha To Deal With! 

*Don't let anyone rob you of your potential for greatness!*

Ⓒ Amani Abdul 2014

Lion's Lair 

Angel Heart Publishing 

Let me start by stating that I don't condone violence. Actions such as what's been transpiring in Baltimore, MD only perpetuate "the stereotype" of hoodlums, thugs and criminals- leading to more misunderstandings, violence, hatered, anger and division. 

But how do we as a society deal with these injustices? One after another? Time and again, you are told YOUR LIFE doesn't matter. YOU ARE OF NO VALUE. Where does it start? How can we end it? Understanding that these actions are not new by any means, but are now being brought to light because they're caught on camera and highlighted through social media. There's a lot of work ahead. We didn't get here overnight, and we can't  solve these issues overnight, let alone by causing havoc in our own communities and neighborhoods. 

There was no plan here. No method to the madness...just destruction.  

Please think before you act/react...

As the poem says, please... don't feed the stereotype and be that statistic and yet, One Less Brotha To Deal With! 

~A2