Skittles and Tea
What is it that you wanted to see?
We fight the air, as we seek to understand
How to get justice for this beautiful young man
No justice, no peace, we grieve they sleep
A mother cries, they sleep, while a father struggles with guilt
Look at the world that prejudice built…
Skittles and tea
What is it that you wanted to see?
We are angry, but also afraid, because our boys have to learn to be silent, before being taught to be brave.
Taught to speak low and show their hands at all times
Because their lives really do depend on it.
Skittles and tea
What is it that you wanted to see?
Trayvon was called a coon by a vigilante.
An incident reminiscent of a history
And in 2012 this is not supposed to be
Our son lay cold, another John Doe his voice still echoed in his girlfriend’s phone.
In the cool Florida night, the wail of a child collided with shots in the air, turning bystanders into witnesses.
Skittles and tea
What is it that you wanted to see?
A lifeless body, mouth full of blood, tears in his eyes and a smoking gun.
They sleep, we grieve.
Skittles and tea…What is it that you wanted to see?
