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We are not one

Hallie Williamson 2006 (Dixon IL)

We are not one

     
I am white
I am black
I got pulled over
I got pulled over
I rolled down my window and said” sorry sir what am I getting pulled over for”
I rolled down my window and said” sorry sir what am I getting pulled over for”
I was speeding
I was speeding
I get a warning
I am getting yelled at to put my hands up and get out the car
I drive away I am free another day
I got shot 4 times, he thought I had something in my hand.
I see my family later that day we have a big dinner
My family is grieving for me while I am in the morgue.
I am white
And I am black
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Submitted on April 21, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme x AbCCDDEEexxxcxAb
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 576
Words 127
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 1, 16
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Hallie Williamson

This poem is about the difference of a white man and black man getting pulled over and what the situation always ends up like more…

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