I told you not to hurt me
That would only make me stronger
Pulling on this b***t
They told me it was wrong
Calling on my life
Still young and living life
Just told my sister to do right
Two nails gone
So, I guess you know
How that went right
I swear this shit makes the pain go away
So many untold secrets
It’s kinda eating me alive
Scene 1
Stay strong
Don’t speak
Be Still
Grabs sister
Hide
Hand over mouth
Door shut
Tears
Mom
BOOM!
One more gunshot
Shell Casing on lap
It was warm
I guess my hiding spot was hidden enough
Runaway, Never come back inner me said
Outer me in tears
Outer me confused
Outer me thought this shit was over
They keep killing each other
Like the white man ain’t already killing us off
Caught in the middle of the crossfire
Like the white man ain’t already killing us off
Hand raised
And I still get shot down like I ain’t nobody’s baby
Like I don’t family
Like I don’t have dreams
Scene 2
Rans to higher floor
I’m scared of the ground
I don’t want to be an easy target
I didn’t know I was already a target
Always was a target
Black!
Beautiful!
Girl!
Smart!
Target!
Mama missed me that whole summer
I wish I could take back that whole summer
Everyday
Scene 3
I miss you, Now!
Freshman year changed me
New days, Years Go By, New Opportunity, New Dreams
No Mommy
Comes Back
No Courage
Fight
No hope
Fight
More dysfunction
Fight
House not home
Nowhere really feels like home, anymore
Dark rooms don’t even scare me anymore, mama
It holds me tight me like a mother’s loving hugs
Tears are hidden here
It does interrupt each others times
Like day does night
They intertwine with in each others colors
No judgment
No Harm
Endless tears dried up quickly
A representation that the pain doesn’t last long
I’m my own sanctuary
Woman, woman then why are you crying?
Because they took my mother and I don’t know where they put her.
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