Perspective of A White Man

by dnajarian

July 11, 2016

We see in a certain way

What we think we know

We don't

We see you struggle

We see you die

We do nothing

We think we understand

We feel sorry

We see again and again

We ignore

We talk like we know

But,

We don't

We never will

Stop

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dnajarianJul 11, 2016

<p>After seeing and hearing about all of the police brutality going on. This is just how I feel about white people talking about how "they understand" and think they know what minority groups go through on a daily basis.</p>