Every Life Matters
Tell me, does a heartbeat matter? Is every vein and organ important? Yes? Then quit letting innocent bones clatter As they fall under the barrels of vicious men And from men supposed to protect From the vulgarities and raw cruelty of life But instead they play God and elect Which black man doesn't go home to his wife So tell me, does a heartbeat matter? Yes? For even in our governing documents it is writ Then we shouldn't care if he's white or the latter For if a heartbeat matters than so does the soul no matter to the skin on top of it. -anna sluder