past is the correct answer!
As a writer, after structural revising, I tend to revise grammically, and change any sentence errors, or change any phrases or words!!
What country are you taking about
hello. this is my story. EXAMPLE TEXT. add a problem. the end
Great poem. definitely needs some rhyming. i have an idea for just one of your lines
“Why is being me, a crime to you?
Does my skin color sicken them too?”
also maybe
“We all shed the same tears
We all have the same fears
But people treat me different
all across the hemisphere”