Boy Cry

Photography courtesy of @themanwholovedflowers on Tumblr

With a gun pointed to the right side of his face
he feels the heat of the revolver
revolving around his fate.

Another black boy
expired before his due date
because his curly fro too freely
in the sun?

Licensed, registered, and insured
Seatbeat tightly fastened
going 45 mph
in 50 mph zone

According to law and order,
he was following the law and order,
he thought.

Wondering,
why?

According to law and order,
I'm following the law and order,
he thought.

But the law and order
was designed without order
so naturally there is no law
and without the two
I am like the rolling tide of the sea.

You can only experience my effect
when you swim in the deepest valleys
and land upon the rugged shore of
society.

Displaced and straving for
equality

Like the waterfall
of these tears that wash my
effervescent skin

At least I can taste salvation
before the end of time.

BOY CRY  COPYRIGHT 2017 MALIKA ADIKI