Hands up, don’t shoot
Stop the unnecessary violence
Plain innocent people getting shot
By the cops,
And I thought they were supposed to protect us.
Hands up, don’t shoot
May 16th, 2010
A little girl is lying in her house
The cops come in looking for someone else
They see her and pow!
Hands up, don’t shoot
I’m walking down the street with my all-
black hoodie, just got back from the store
I turn around and pow!
I get shot and killed, and he gets away free.
Hands up, don’t shoot
It’s sad to say we live in a generation
Where a cop can go out and shoot an innocent person
And get away like nothing happened
Hands up, dont shoot
Oh wait, it’s too late…
Azariah Collins attends Girard Academic Music Academy in South Philadelphia. She is in the fifth grade and is a dancer, actress, and published poet. She has been with Mighty Writers for four years.