Dear George Floyd

Wherever you are You left a clear message Written on the hard surface of your breath "I can't breathe" Broke the hardened shell of silence That encapsulated the pungent smell of police brutality Spilling its horrible contents on the open streets of Minneapolis For eight minutes and forty six seconds You protested alone Through your pain The world saw the true face of racism Through your suffering You brought common sense to the house of humanity From the paved streets of America To the whole world You shouted for help "I can't breathe" Ringed in every household Awakening our slumbering hearts Arousing a sense of disgust We opened our hearts And heard your call "Black lives matter" became our flag Rest in eternal peace ©