Nate Spears 'Poem My Life Has Passed Me By'

According to the text, “The pulling of a trigger, escorted me from earth forever,” (Spears 8). The line indicates the death of Trayvon Martin. Nate Spears wrote many poems and all of them are inspirational. Although his poem “My Life Has Passed Me By,” is about something tragic it is still of inspiration. He speaks boastfully about the innocence of Trayvon Martin. In Nate Spears poem he talks about what Trayvon was doing when he was murdered. The death of Trayvon opened doors for other positive and negative things in the years after. After his death, there have many black crimes that were associated with whites. According to officials of higher levels it had nothing to do with race. In the poem, it states that Trayvon walked to the store for

He was murdered by the neighborhood watch enforcement, who thought Trayvon was suspicious. This poem is inspirational because it indicates that Trayvon Martin is in a better place now. According to the poem, “Free from the land of the free, the land of I do not care,” (Spears 11). Trayvon is in a place where no one can hurt him anymore or accuse him of something just for being an African American. “My Life Has Passed Me By,” is structured as a blank verse poem. A blank verse poem is a poem that is open-ended. It means someone can write about anything in any way they prefer. Nate Spears wrote about Trayvon Martin to show his sympathy and compassion for his murder. In the poem “My Life Has Passed Me By,” Nate Spears examines the theme of innocence through Trayvon Martin’s death by accusations, racism, and

This situation was very tragic because someone was murdered for the way they appeared. This watchman has now set a bad reputation for the rest of the community. After the death of Trayvon Martin so many crimes has happened where blacks were innocently killed by white police officers. It is very important that people are aware of their surroundings because anything can happen to anyone. People should not assume anything about anyone because most likely what is assumed is never true. The title of this poem “My Life Has Passed Me By” is significant because it is displayed throughout the poem. It is stating that an innocent life is taken away. All of Trayvon Martin’s dreams are now gone and his life has passed him by because he is never coming back. This tragedy is a lesson for the nation. Never assume someone is up to any good because of how they look. In this poem the watchman killed Trayvon because of how he looked and what he was wearing. If the neighborhood watch was afraid or suspected something then he was supposed to call law enforcement. In addition, the lives of others should never be in the hands of an