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Shot at Night

Racial Injustice

By XL RellzPublished 5 years ago 1 min read
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Hoodie on, hands in pocket

Migos playing walk it, talk it

Long walk home, late night stroll

A clock strikes 12, long way to go

Black night, black hoodie

Black man, white town

A cop car pulls up. bang! man down.

They got calls all night, of a suspicious figure.

6’2 dark skin, probably a “nigger”

Cop pulls up no warning

Says he was “scared for his life”

Seen an object in hand ignored the white light

It was an iPhone 6, the screen had been bright

He called his mom telling her he made it home alright

The cop saw different so he flashed his lights.

Pulled up to the kid, bang, bang, bang!

Shot at night.

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