FEATURE
A Silent Street A silent street, a town so tranquil
The vibrations started to bring things to light,
And all I had were thoughts to untangle.
Like tales of people who went down without a fight.
I was content with my silence, up in my room,
They had their rights read to them,
All was quiet before the boom.
And in the end it caused mayhem.
A metaphorical boom but a boom no less,
There was George Floyd and Elijah McCain,
And after this boom there was no rest.
Then the vicious cycle started again.
A subtle boom, but a boom with vibrations, A boom with vibrations that swept the nations.
This drawing is of a photo taken during a Black Lives Matter protest in Texas during the summer of 2020 as a response to the murder of George Floyd. Horseback protesters led the line as 60,000 citizens demonstrated peacefully against Floyd’s murder in his hometown of Houston. Liv Reeves, Year 12 School House
Lati Akinyemi, Year 12 School House
