Please Don’t Shoot (Indianapolis 2015)
If you see my (black) son
any time of the day
or in the evening
riding his (red) bike
please don’t shoot him.
He’s as free as the wind
loves his (diverse) neighborhood
knows it block by (colorful) block
If you glimpse him whizzing by
on his bike
or weaving side-to-side
on his (new) roller-blades
– which are the only things he really wanted
for his thirteenth birthday – and candy
please, please don’t shoot.
He’s really good at both
– bikes and roller-blades –
and I assure you he’s not trying
to get away from you or from anything
nor is he coming at you
he’s definitely not dangerous
even though he’s
moving very quickly
and he is making his way home
enjoying the last few weeks of
summer.
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