Trayvon Benjamin Martin (February 5, 1995 – February 26, 2012): Remembrance Poem
The following poem was created in remembrance of the unarmed Florida teen fatally shot one year ago this month.
Today, February 5, 2013, would have been his eighteenth birthday…may he forever rest in peace as we continue to pray for justice in this case.
My tears still flow, I wonder why,
it had to be, that I should die?
He followed me, I ran away,
What did I do? What did I say?
Who was this man, where did he go,
I turned around, then I would know!
He stood there, looked me in the eyes,
his anger raged, to my demise.
I asked him “what his problem was?’
he didn’t like me, “Just Because!”
My hood was up, my skin was brown,
next thing I knew, I’m on the ground.
I cried, I screamed, he pulled a gun,
I knew right then, my time was done.
I begged him stop, please let me live,
but that’s one wish he did not give.
I heard the blast, I felt the pain,
and as I died, I felt the rain.
What did I do? What did I say?
Oh killer….You’ll rue the day!
In Memory of Trayvon Benjamin Martin (February 5, 1995 – February 26, 2012)
Authored and published with permission by Kindheart 101 Returns 1-9-2013
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