White Privileged Fences
Ignorance is bliss
To only those who sit
In the comfort of white
Privileged fences
You cannot pretend
That you're better than them
While you perpetuate hate
Under guise of "just rest"
Looking away
Won't erase what's been done
But it will make it easier
To forget it's all wrong
To forget that your neighbours
Don't just live down the block
If we don't care for our people
There's no reason to stop
Power will keep tripping
Bombs will be still dropped and
Our families will keep on dying
Unless we all take watch
Stare at it until it hurts
Because it fucking should
Bear witness to the wounds that you
Ignored like they didn't exist
I feel each shockwave
It rips through my soul
My ancestors are mourning
They beg for no more
No more babies should die and
No more parents should cry
No more prayers said at night
Asking just to survive
It shouldn't be radical
For our future to be
Bright, full of hope
And empathy
For no human is free
Until we all are you see
There's no celebrating life
While killing carelessly
The blood on our hands
Will never run clean
Yet we keep on cheering
For the "American Dream"
For ignorance is bliss
For only those that sit
In the comfort of white
Privileged fences