"SUFFOCATE ME."

"Catch me."
Hands grab 
Rough 
Relentless 
Angry faces 
Aggressive voices
Confusion 
Noise 
Overwhelming 
Mistaken identity 
"Help me."
No one listens 
Tuned out 
Black cries 
No sympathy 
No empathy 
"See me."
They are Blind 
Invisible me
Savage me
uncontrollable me
dehumanised me
Restrained me
Immobilised me
Detained me 
"Hear me."
Hear lies 
Hear stories 
Tune out 
"Feel me"
Fear 
Confusion 
Screams
"Save me."
Kneel on me 
Suffocate me.


A piece inspired by my personal experience of police brutality, some things in life cannot be forgotten, no matter how much you try. The trip to South Africa has opened up old wounds and the only way I can start to heal again is by writing.