The Hood

Inspired by The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas

I don’t belong

I know

I’m just another kid

From the ghetto

You guys pretend and act

Like I belong

You sing “Black Lives Matter”

Like a song

But y’all don’t see

Just read the news

And feel bad for that black kid

That went through abuse

I see what really goes on

From the mother that lost her son

To a white police officer

That mistook a hairbrush for a gun

Stop acting like I’m one of you

You guys are white and rich understood?

Whereas I’m just a black girl

From the hood