Never Know... (A Letter to Zimmerman from Trayvon Martin)

Dear Mr. Zimmerman,

Hello Sir

This is Trayvon Martin

I'm unable to converse with you

For the obvious reasons

Therefore I come to you in spirit

First I want you to know

I forgive you

I come to you as humble as I can be

Knowing that my purpose on earth has been served

If it's uncertain to you in any type of way

Please listen and let me explain

My purpose was to bring peace as one race

Yes one race

My parents did not raise me to see color

My parents raised me to treat people

The way I wanted to be treated

However at the same time

My parents also raised me to not be a fool

To protect myself by all means necessary

If harm came my way

There is no need to relive that night in Sanford Florida

As we are the only two that truly knows what happened

Again I forgive you

And leave you with these thoughts

I could've been doctor that saved your child's life

But we will never know

I could've been the second black president of the united states of America

But we will never know

I could've been the fireman that put out the fire of your home

But we will never know

I could've been the police officer that protected and served

If any harm came your way

But we will never know

I could've assisted you with the neighborhood watch

But we will never know

I could've went to college and graduated summa cum laude

But we will never know

I could've gotten married and had children

That would one day change the world

But we will never know

Sir my point is simple

I could've been everything and anything

The complete opposite of what you assumed I was

However again I forgive you

I pray for peace

I pray for other young children like me

I pray the word racism and assumption expire

I pray we all stop judging each other by the way of our complexion

And love each other because our difference make us human and beautiful

I pray the hatred stop

I pray the fighting stop

I pray the killing stop

I pray for all the above and more

I pray for justice of human beings

Most importantly I pray that you understand

I'm not just African America

I'm Caucasian

I'm Latino

I'm Indian

I'm Mexican

I'm Asian

I'm Chinese

I'm Korean 

I'm Japanese

And everything in between

My parents did not raise me to see color

My parents raised me to treat people

The way I wanted to be treated

Again I forgive you

Sincerely,

Trayvon Martin

(In Spirit)

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