In the Wake of the Trayvon Martin verdict...

America Not For Me

By Donita Binford

For the millions who were kidnapped from their homeland

For the hundreds of thousands whose bodies are buried under the oceans

For the enslaved who were whipped and tortured

For the women who were raped

For the men who were emasculated

For the history and culture that was destroyed
For the auctioned fathers,separated mothers, and lost children

For every dark hanging body in the sun

For every dog bite and bruise

For every march and sit in

For the burned bodies of 3 little girls in Alabama

For the mutilated body of a young boy in Mississippi

For the videotaped beatings and the riots that ensue

For every bullet that flies tonight in Chicago

For the sidewalks and cul de sacs in Florida

For every child who dies by violence

Why must we suffer still?

Why are we always at war?

Where is our peace? Where is our justice?

No place is safe for Black skin.