Experiencers
The Blacker the Berry
By Student, Class of 2023
A minority of a nation
Filled with systemic oppression,
Where police can take a innocent man’s life
On his personal discretion;
They say kneeling in front of the flag
Disrespects our soldiers and their pain,
But if this hatred continues
360,000 would have died in vain;
400 years of fighting
There has still been no solution,
No talks of change for our people
Within our political institution;
This virus is left uncured
A silent killer of many,
With one race earning the prize of privilege
While the other isn’t promised a penny;
But as the saying goes
The darker the berry the sweeter the juice,
So we shall rise above injustice
And bring light to the truth.
