You have got your knees pressing on down my throat, 

You have got your hate and supremacy all over exerting excruciating pressure on me

I have no weapon, yet the colour of my skin triggers you like a time bomb,

I say I CANT BREATHE, 

What part of this simple sentence doesn’t indicate ~ I NEED YOUR HELP? 

What part of this simple sentence doesn’t indicate ~ YOU are going to KILL ME  if you don’t stop?

What part of this simple sentence doesn’t imply ~ You INTENTIONALLY deny me my right to live?

What part of this statement doesn’t explicitly tell You I am going to DIE If YOU don’t STOP what you’re doing?

What part of this simple sentence tells YOU, I am Resisting ARREST?

What part of this simple sentence doesn’t tell YOU I have SURRENDERED?

What part of this simple sentence doesn’t tell You I AM HARMLESS?

WHAT PART of that statement doesn’t Tell You YOU ARE INTENTIONALLY Committing MURDER?

I can’t breathe ~ He can’t breathe ~ She can’t breathe ~ they can’t breathe ~ We Can’t breathe!

What MORE could I possibly say to get YOU to respect my RIGHTS to LIVE – my RIGHT To BREATHE?

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✍🏾by @fadila_aahmad

Photo credit to @monicaahanonu