Waiting to breathe

Wake up and the headline reads

Another life was lost today

Some drunk driver going the wrong way

Hold my breath wipe my tears with my sleeve

I’m waiting to breathe

Some many stand up for what is wrong or right

Still there are so many tears through the night

What can you tell me what should we do

When so many come to separate me from you

Wipe more tears with my sleeve

I’m waiting to breathe

In the early years to our current time a poisoned mind still shares the same view black boy America is not for you.

The illusion of freedom seemingly has been freed.

Tell your children as they go out the door

If you are stopped always keep your hands in sight.

So many lives are shattered is the reason we fight

Hope waits upon the eve

I’m waiting to breathe

Children play with children

And it is all the same

It is what we teach the children

That causes the hate and pain

Stand up and let your voice be heard

The challenge we face goes beyond words

We pray together that the father hears our plea

The soul of our nation is waiting to Breathe