He said

he had a dream,

It seems

like that’s all it was.

See,

a dream for all Blacks and Whites to be equal,

to be

able to see beyond skin.

To be

able to walk the streets at night and not be

worried

about being raped or killed.

He had

a dream that little black girls could grow up

 without

their hair being played with or treated like an animal.

See I

too have that dream.

That

one day I won’t have to ask myself,

Is this

cop going to shoot me today?

Is this

the day that I die?

Or will

my White Mother in her car save me?

I have

a dream that I won’t be followed around in a

store

being

accused of lying and stealing,

when

all I wanted was something to drink.

This

dream’s becoming a nightmare

Blood

filling the streets

Hate

slurs spreading through the air.

With

the false impression of FREEDOM,

with

people locked up in cages like animals and a

hate

act as a law towards gays and trans

where

showing your love and affection gets you KILLED.

Maybe

all it was, was just A Dream.