The people who know me
really know me
are not the ones
the judge and jury want to hear from
It’s as if they wanted to hear a story about
some other kid
It’s as if they wanted to watch a movie about
some other kid
The prosecutor, with his fancy words
his hard evidence
wrote the script, directed the scene
cast just the right actor
to play this kid from the hood
who beat up a white kid really bad
so bad
that he can’t wake up
to tell the truth