After I Die
Change the world…
After I die,
Burning buildings will
Crash and crumble.
Daughters and sons
Entering elementary
For freedom, fun, and
Games, won’t
Have the luxury of an
Ignorant adolescence.
Jail cells will rumble.
Killing me will
Leave anger even
Murderers won’t understand,
News stations will cause riots once
Officers show their body cams.
Police will make strangers
Question if I was
Right, and my mother will lead a
Strike till the last days of her life.
Teenagers will tell tales of the teacher they
Used to have.
Voices will go viral
Warning we’ll be free at last…
X will mark the spot and the
Year the world learned my name.
Zillions will know about me, but how much will really change…
About the Creator
Alexis Dean Jr.
Alexis “L.E.X” Dean Jr. is a clean Hip-Hop artist, poet, and educator from Milwaukee, WI. As a writer and music artist, he focuses on the importance of educating through his words and stories...
IG: @DreamsStartYoung
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Comments (17)
Wow, this is fabulous and heartbreaking at once
Wondrous job! Keep up the exceptional effort—congrats!
Well...I am late to the party on this one, but this, is spectacular. More people should see this. So much truth woven into the wonderful flow of your words and to do all that with an abecedarian and to get your point across so perfectly...so beautifully. Well done, Alexis! This is outstanding and congrats on Top Story!
Felt this ❤️
wow, what brings to mind as I read this was, FREEDOM. When freedom dies, so will everything else. I love this. Excellent. congratulations on TS. it is well deserved.
Nice!
Very beautifully written ❤️ Deep felt message. New subscriber!
Beautiful flow of words! 💗
Very well written! Congrats on the Top Story and I hope you will do well in the challenge!
Nice! These are really tough...Was this for the abecedarian poetry challenge? They say to use the "Latin Alphabet" BUT they also say it has to be 26 lines. It would seem more correct to use the same alphabet the publisher uses, English.
Its always to late, isn't? How many more? Such strenth and power, brilliantly crafted and to do it the alphabet, Wow! 🤍
This is awesome - it took me a second to catch on it was an abecedarian, it was so smooth! Congratulations on Top Story!
nice
Very nice treatment!
Brilliant entry, well done!
This is fabulous. Well done.
Oh my. This is great. This is one I would want to see come to a wider audience than vocal.