remember dem n’em gotta god of gluttony
1 & thou shall not be blk & reach fo(r) yo wallet in de presence
of dem n’em god 2 thou shall not be blk & reach fo(r) yo
cellphone in de presence of dem n’em god 3 thou shall not be
a blk child holdin a toy gun in de presence of dem n’em god 4
thou shall not be a blk child & holdin anything or nothin in
de presence of dem n’em god 5 thou shall not be blk & 19 wif
mental illness in de presence of dem n’em god 6 thou shall
not be blk & walk away from dem n’em god 7 thou shall not be
blk & walk tward(s) dem n’em god 8 thou shall not be blk wif
thine own nec(k) to break inside dem n’em god(s) van 9 thou
shall not be blk & pull(d) over by dem n’em god fo(r) switchin
lane(s) wif(out) signalin 10 thou shall not be lay(d) face down
wif dem n’em god(s) knee in thine bac(k) 11 & abba have mercy
on u if dem n’em god think him gun is jus(t) a taser
From neck|bone: visual verses (Northwestern University Press, 2019) by avery r. young. Copyright © 2019 avery r. young. Reprinted with permission of the author.