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A VOX Investigates Poem: Weary Travelers

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Weary black travelers

Must get out of their

Cars

Weary black travelers,

Stopped.

 

Weary Hispanic travelers

Must put their hands on their

Head

Weary Hispanic travelers,

Frisked.

 

And I do not know

Whose numbers are closer

To truth

All I know is that last weekend I was pulled over

For walking too fast down the sidewalk.

 

“Where you going, black Muslim girl?

Ain’t nothing here for you.”

 

I told him I’m walking toward freedom.

 

Maya, 16, attends W.D. Mohammed High School

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