Remember my name

by starr bahamonde

January 7, 2021

We are ostracized

We are dehumanized

I bleed just how you bleed

When I cry, I have tears in my eyes

For once would you just look at me

They yell “Mistake Mistake”

You need to call us by our names

Looking for justice where there is only Hate

I break and break,

I crumble into paste

As you kneel on top me

“Mistake Mistake”

You need to call us by our names

For once would you just look at me

We will no longer break

Or crumble into paste

This time you'll see what I see

When George Flloyd died

We had to take on this man's legacy

This is your last mistake

Say our names

I pray for a better society

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starr bahamondeJan 7, 2021

<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);">Im praying for a better society.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; font-family: ITCFranklinGothicStd-Book, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(37, 37, 37);"> </p>