Prey/Pray

Jordan McGowan
2 min readSep 1, 2020

I pray, because I am prey, so I move cautiously

Every time I see lights, my heart pounds, stomach turns nauseously

I know I am prey — prey to an unforgiving bullet

Pursued by those with badges, triggers & impunity when they pull it

Hands up, don’t move, where are the drugs & weapons

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Jordan McGowan

Afrikan Griot — Music Lover — Former Athlete Turned Coach — Unapologetic — Political Scientist — Afrikan