Have you already forgotten about the death of innocent Aya?
19 years of life ended in cold blood
So our ummah donated without having to be nudged
Only until her Shia identity was revealed
And people’s true colors were no longer concealed
Wanting their donations refunded
Their minds have been utterly corrupted
Believing Shia is not included in our ummah
Forgetting our beloved Prophet stood for the funeral of a Jew
Who knew, did you?
Have you already forgotten?
Have you already forgotten about the death of Ahmaud Arbery?
Taking a jog to exercise his soul
While the White supremacists had a goal
To kill the jogger because of the pigment of his skin
Driving away without worrying about this great sin
When will justice finally win?
Have you already forgotten?
Have you already forgotten about the death of Breonna Taylor?
An EMT committed towards saving lives
Only for her innocent life to end with eight gunshots
Because of an “accident” made by the cops
When will all these “accidents” stop?
Charge these cops and make sure they are never dropped.
Have you already forgotten?
Have you already forgotten about the death of Shukri Abdi?
Drowned in a river surrounded by laughter
They just watched her struggle and didn’t go after her
To them, her life didn’t seem to matter
12 years ended too soon
God help her family as they heal from these wounds.
Have you already forgotten?
Don’t let the media control how you think
As Neil Postman once said
We are “amusing ourselves to death”
Only giving seconds of airtime for each news story
Keep saying their names in all their glory
Don’t let them capture you in the senseless media game
For it would be a shame
If we ever forgot their names
So don’t you dare forget.
Have you already forgotten?