HISTORY
6.10.20
for the officer that felt his knees were so precious
he had to use another man’s neck as padding
now all our vocal chords are strained
and they are no longer pleading
you never deserved pleading
not when their voices are systematically
unfit for quarantine in a time
when your last breath and your next meal
are tied to the same paycheck
iin the eight minutes and forty-six seconds
it took you to deduce that man had a criminal file
did you ever wonder
if that man had a child
a lover
friends
im sure you didn’t
this system is as crooked as your precious legs
back in the day
they just called it hanging
but who needs a noose now
we you can simply take the knee
the world is watching America
the world is watching you burn
like that building on 7th and Grant
like her skin under your spray
his eyes in your gas
and we are using those tears to
bookmark the constitution fourth amendment
while tearing down your confederate flags
In their name. Say Their Names. Out loud.
