Lucky

I am not a convicted felon, because

I wasn’t arrested during an election year

And a mediocre lawyer wasn’t running

For re-election as county prosecutor

I am not a convicted felon, because

I don’t drive while black, loiter while black

Meander through white neighborhoods while black

Or am mistaken for black while wearing a hoodie

I am not a convicted felon, because

I was lucky and born into a white family

My daddy was white, his daddy was white

I am white and white privilege is real

8-8-21