I like this poem because this topic is very relevant today. I like that the author is a 9th grader because it shows this topic affects young people.
I AIN’T WELCOMED HERE NO MORE
I WALK DOWN THE STREET
AND GUESS WHO I MEET
THE MEN IN BLUE WHO SUPPOSED TO DEFEND
BUT INSTEAD THEY CHOSE TO APPREHEND
THEY SLAP, PUNCH, CHOKE ME RED
THEY WON’T STOP TILL I END UP DEAD
OH STOP! PLEASE? I CAN’T BREATHE!
I BEG OF YOU, JUST GO, AND LEAVE!
MY CRIES ALL DISAPPEAR OUT OF SIGHT
I’LL END UP DEAD IF I TRY TO FIGHT
HIS KNEE IS UP AGAINST MY THROAT
NO ONE CAN STOP HIM, THEY ALL TOO REMOTE
MY GOD, WHAT COUNTRY DO I CALL THIS
A NATION WHERE THE POPO CAN JUST GO BLISS
AT MY EXPENSE, I KID YOU NOT!
I’LL BE BEAT, STEPPED ON, OR EVEN SHOT!
THIS NONSENSE MUST STOP, BUT COURSE IT WON’T
ALL I CAN DO IS SCREAM PLEASE DON’T!
AS I BLEED HERE LYING DEAD ON THE FLOOR
I KNOW I AIN’T WELCOMED HERE NO MORE
- Ayodele Ayoola, Grade 9
What a powerful piece by a teenager. In the future, this poem will become more meaningful. I like that it was written by a 9th grader too, it’s like how they say, the children of today is the future