‘American Bullet Points’ An original composition by award-winning poet Kwame Alexander

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We can’t see our home

We can’t breathe the air

We can’t break the chains

We can’t run away

We can’t speak our name

We can’t keep our tongue

We can’t learn to read

We can’t sing a song

We can’t be in love

We can’t be a group

We can’t shield our girls

We can’t save our sons

We can’t hold a gun

We can’t stop that whip

We can’t hang ourselves

We can’t cross a bridge

We can’t ride a bus

We can’t have a dream

We can’t wear our skin

We can’t wear a hood

We can’t be at home

We can’t be alone

We can’t hold a toy

We can’t hold a phone

We can’t do a thing

We can’t drive a car

We can’t walk the street

We can’t ride a bike

We can’t run away

We can’t be a boy

We can’t be a man

We can’t be afraid

We can’t break these chains

We can’t walk

We can’t run

We can’t dream

We can’t be

We can’t breathe

We can’t live

We can’t live

We can’t breathe

We can’t breathe

We can’t live

But WE. WILL. NOT. DIE.

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