ALBERT REJOUIS - THE BLACK MAN'S PLIGHT

Albert Rejouis is a 19 year old Haitian-American sophomore at The University of South Florida. He majors in Cell and Molecular Biology and has begun to detail the black experience through poetry.

The Black Man’s Plight
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​Another black man dead
At the hands of white men
Is this what it’s like
Forever doomed to the black man’s plight
I step outside and have to fear for my life
“Today could be the day,” I say
And take the risk of trying to do right
Fatally shot
Mortally wounded
Although my name will live
My body, my mind, and my soul leave
All because of the “ultimate sin”
My skin