All Rise!

Hands up America! The world is watching

Read my rights & treat me right

For what reason is my blackness a threat to the nation?

For how long should I be denied a jury of my peers?

The depth & breadth of this Injustice breeds intolerance

Hands up America! The World is watching

There is no smoldering smoke without a fire.

The atmosphere is full of tension & tainted with hatred

The complacency and Inequalities bedevil my race

 CHANGE not negotiation must be the verdict

Hands Up America! The World is watching

Echoes of voices with myopic mindsets from generations past cripple our progress

Ripples of racial killings and unabated evil crimes

Stifle & suffocate our growth

I can’t breathe! I can’t breathe!

Hands up America! The world is watching

Sindiso Nyathi ©