Can't Sleep

  In war, innocent people are always the victims.

Many battles are fought this way, casualties drop and we merely cast blame,

 but things seem too insignificant to most to take notice.

Even a murder is not just cause for distraction from the ride to and from the bar.

We just call it two sides fighting and on the sidelines

more gather at a neighborhood football game.

In these deadly games of racism, its as if

no one even cares whose the one to blame.

so many people are more interested in gossip

over the neighbors and what the havenots don't have

to care a man died trying to save someone from

a 21st century surge in white supremacy.

Still we don't call this war. 

We barely see the fight. 

We don't even see the need to disagree.

Unless someone cuts in line and it directly involves you and me.

(Noorunnisa Muiz can't sleep)