Category Archives: I Can’t Breathe

Manifesto, A Poem

Posted on August 10, 2019 by soitgoes1984

Some people believe so strongly in the ideologies they were either raised with, or found in some other way but they believe so strongly that they’re willing to lay down their life for their ideology even if they can start to … Continue reading →

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We Buy The Bullets

Posted on July 10, 2016 by soitgoes1984

Who said it was written that some folks should die, who told us that only their families can cry. We’re all connected on this little blue dot. Whats that? A teenage boy was just shot. They might not … Continue reading →

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Salty Tears

Posted on March 9, 2015 by soitgoes1984

1/17/2015 I have yet to find a bridge and I’ve struggled to pick a poison I’ve only been able to pull the trigger on one-way tickets to the middle of the Pacific where the suicidal thoughts wash away with each … Continue reading →

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Open letter to humanity: All lives SHOULD matter to everyone…but they don’t.

Posted on December 22, 2014 by soitgoes1984

“The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy, instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it.Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor … Continue reading →

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First They Came For The Black People: An Ode To Lady Justice

Posted on December 18, 2014 by soitgoes1984

visions of people in my dreams lines and lines of left, right left behind leave all your belongings you won’t need them giant computer screens names and numbers from tattooed bar-codes scanned by young women progress IBM stock rising again … Continue reading →

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