Sounds of muffled air and whistles
 That float like a bomb

Birds chirp on my front porch
 And messengers sing in a chorus
 It sounds like the Court of Owls out here
And time has been paused

I’m a privileged white woman who is an anti-racist
I grew up abused And psychologically damaged 
But still had every human right

 I say these names that have been brutally murdered
 And feel sickened and unclear on just how
 We as a country can call ourselves free

A country who murders black people
A country that puts children in cages
A country that elects a pedophile as its president 
A country that is in desperate needs of police reform 

Crooked smiles come from their gears
 As smoke fills the air and fire burns 
I’ve never stood for the flag and I never will 

Silence is expired
 It’s time for change 

It’s always been time