Copied from Candice Cooper
Black people are so tired.
We can’t go jogging ( #AhmaudArbery).
We can’t relax in the comfort of our own homes ( #BothemJean and #AtatianaJefferson).
We can't ask for help after being in a car crash ( #JonathanFerrell and #RenishaMcBride).

We can't have a cellphone ( #StephonClark).
We can't leave a party to get to safety ( #JordanEdwards).
We can't play loud music ( #JordanDavis).
We can’t sell CD's ( #AltonSterling).
We can’t sleep ( #AiyanaJones)
We can’t walk from the corner store ( #MikeBrown).

We can’t play cops and robbers ( #TamirRice).
We can’t go to church ( #Charleston9).
We can’t walk home with Skittles ( #TrayvonMartin).
We can’t hold a hair brush while leaving our own bachelor party ( #SeanBell).
We can’t party on New Years ( #OscarGrant).

We can’t get a normal traffic ticket ( #SandraBland).
We can’t lawfully carry a weapon ( #PhilandoCastile).
We can't break down on a public road with car problems ( #CoreyJones).
We can’t shop at Walmart ( #JohnCrawford) .
We can’t have a disabled vehicle ( #TerrenceCrutcher).

We can’t read a book in our own car ( #KeithScott).
We can’t be a 10yr old walking with our grandfather ( #CliffordGlover).
We can’t decorate for a party ( #ClaudeReese).
We can’t ask a cop a question ( #RandyEvans).
We can’t cash checks in peace ( #YvonneSmallwood).

We can’t take out our wallet ( #AmadouDiallo).
We can’t run ( #WalterScott).
We can’t breathe ( #EricGarner).
We can’t live ( #FreddieGray).
We're tired.
Tired of making hashtags.
Tired of trying to convince you that our #BlackLivesMatter
Tired of dying.
Tired.
Tired.
So very tired.