“I Cant
B R E A T H E“
suffocating under the weight of this choke hold
I went from pleading my case
to pleading for life
If only I kept my mouth shut
If only I kept my head down
If only I choose a different sidewalk to sell those cigarettes on
If only I said yes sir…no sir
If only I… I… I
was smaller
less intimidating
If only i wasn’t a
Black Man
maybe the EMS would have attempted to revive me
The officer would have listened to my plea’s
my screams
my
attempts to
explain
reason
wait…wait
please
I Cant
B R E A T H E
– dedicated to a father of six –
Eric Garner
Eric Haylock will use
every breath to honor this gift called
l i f e
I will not forget your plea’s
~ I W I L L L I S T E N ~
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