Equal Rights Assignments

                               Equal Rights           

You say I’m different

Because of my color

You shut me down

When I try to rise

You keep me in a cycle

To break my style

But why won’t you

Let me fly

 

I know I’m black

Thought that didn’t matter

But to you I’m nothing

But a criminal at mind

You call me unqualified

And I don’t know why

Till I show you what’s

In this black mind

 

You attack my

Fellow sisters

And make them

A trophy for you

You act like

You don’t know their worth

And put them

Second to you

 

You give them

Low pay

Cause their

Not like you

You disregard

Their thoughts

Cause they don’t

Think like you

 

But why

 

I know why

Now

Cause your not

Scared of us

Your scared of what

We can do with our minds

                                                            By: Shane Russell

 

7 thoughts on “Equal Rights Assignments

  1. Robert Calaf

    Hi Shane,

    Thank you for sharing this poem. Based on the words you used and how you phrased and structured it. It definitely feels personal. May I ask what your inspiration for this poem was? Was it personal to you or does it speak more to our present society as a whole?

    Also what structure of poem would you call this? I really enjoyed reading it!

    1. Shane russell Post author

      Thank you Robert this poem was a mixture of both personal and present society as a whole. I wanted to use this poem to express what this society does to people self esteem and I wanted to use this so, people can use this to drive for their success. I don’t really know what type of structure poem I just wrote freely and this is how it came about.

  2. Yaritza Rendon

    Hello Shane,

    I enjoyed reading your poem.

    It definitely has a nice rhythm to it. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us.

    “You’re not scared of us. You are scared of what we can do with our minds.”

    I love this powerful line at the end of your poem because it conveys purpose, strength and dignity.

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