A poetic exploration of why Black lives matter by Ahmad Abdullah

I am black

I have melanin

You are less than a human

When you think I’m a monkey

I thought we all evolved from them

You hypocritical racist

I don't want your empathy

I don’t need your sympathy,

I am human, with parts like you

But I know you are insecure

Because you can’t see beyond my skin

And realize how shallow you are

When I excel

I thought you are intelligent enough

You foolish racist

I am fast,

I am strong and powerful,

You are aghast,

You are weak and pitiful,

You cower at my skill,

You have nightmares with my potential,

Throw me a banana,

You gutless racist

Out of Africa

All your fathers came from

So don’t let your color fool you

Don’t let the borders that define your nation

Delude you from apparent facts

That my color is not your problem

Your thinking is the problem

I will not judge you by your father’s past

I thought you will have evolved better

To know I will not stand down to your shenanigans

We are now on equal footing.

Ahmad Abdullah, AKA Ahmad Holderness is a medic and a writer who is about to be published. He is the director of Home Of Book foundations that seek to help Nigerian youths to read and write better. His writings can be viewed at  and you can follow him on instagram at @home_of _books_foundation

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