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To be honest… I 

By Kimelia Carter

 "To be honest, I’m numb.

I’ve turned off every emotion

Unwilling to deal with another death

I’m left with deciding to take another step

Turning my back

To the constant tragedies that grace every tv screen

I’m done.

Because, what do you expect from me?

I’m tired of explaining my side of the story!

The black side of the story, his story

Her story of blood being splattered across the room

But yet my heart is the one that stop beating.

To be honest, I tried to stop caring.

I had to!

Every time I open a device I’m met with another story,

Another name to say, to remember

Shit, I don’t even know that many people

I’m tired of giving a shit.

I swear I don’t curse this much but Damn!

I’m tired of this

How many times am I supposed to see myself

In the faces of people, I don’t know

While “journalist”

Bring up any little detail

To paint their morality

To be as dark as their skin.

I’m just over this. So no,

I have nothing to say that’s encouraging.

To be honest I’m just waiting for revenge."

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