Monday, November 24, 2014

Hashtag Ferguson

So the decision was tonight
Made it a primetime delight 
Interupted the Bills game, which
Was delayed and relocated due to snow 
That May or perhaps 
Was not caused by global warming. 

Darren Wilson not charged
A just kill
Product of protocol. 
What I hear out the mouths of white people
They
       Gunna
                 Riot
                       Either
                               Way 

What I hear out the mouz of black folks
We 
     Finnah'be
                   Black
                           Either
                                    Way

Just another decision, another tough call
Another life not valued
But yet makes us [society] struggle
About how we value
A symptom of a cause
Like trying to heal a gunshot wound with gauze. 
A phish line for me
A punch line for the middle class
An anxiety for the wealthy. 
How uppity will this make 
US
Even if 
I'm one of them (punctuated by a silent screaming)





                     



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