Friday, August 15, 2014

Ferguson

 
 
 

As I sip coffee on Park Avenue,
   White cops dressed up like soldiers in Iraq
Are aiming guns at non-whites, marching to
   Protest the shooting death of a young black.
The marchers say they have the right to show
   Their rage at this in a public display;
The cops say: “We say who has rights, and so
   When we say move, you get out of our way.”
If this took place in Russia, we would cry
   “Police state!”  But because it’s here, we say
All but those two words, and repeat the lie
   That we are free to speak out, not obey;
      Then make sure we shout: “Cops are not assailants!”
      So they can hear it clearly on surveillance.

 

Copyright 2014 Matthew J Wells



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