Do you hear or are you just listening?

I see you listening, but do you hear? 

I see you listening to the citizens app, watching the News shaking your head and all that crap 

But do you hear the cries? 

The cries of a mothers because her son is dead, bullet ridden bodies or two to the head 

But do you hear the cries of young people as they struggle for survival? 

Are you seeing their faces, as they hear the Police or EMT talking about their friend or family member is DOA, dead on arrival? 

I see you listening to him yelling at you calling you out your name 

Jumping up, slapping you to the ground for interrupting him playing his game 

But are you hearing him saying with his actions that to him, you are not a priority 

But you don’t hear the concerns of family and friends and neighbors urging you to call the authorities 

Do you hear the call for help coming from your child, who has encountered heartbreak and let downs, when is the last time you've seen him smile?

Or were you too busy, listening to others calling him bad, hardheaded, and wild

I see a lot of people pretend to listen, but actually hearing one another, it's been a while