If a tree falls in the woods

And no one is there to hear it

Does it even make a sound?
Alternative version:
If a police officer shoots a black kid

and no one saw the bullet

Is the black kid really dead?
If a white man goes on a killing spree is he a terrorist?

Or mentally ill?

Or a wolf in white skin?
If the black kid does not get a hashtag

were they really killed?

Are they worthy of mourning?
If no one knew the black kids name

were they even a person

or just a target?
If no one comes to the black kids funeral

Is their mother still crying?
If the black kid does not make the evening news

did they even

exist?