Salute
He shot his man for his sheep coat. Parables of men. I can’t understand his dialect, substance abuse, and gun laws. Freedom of speech got him impeached. He shot men dead in the streets but justice was on his side. Kneeling for justice was viewed as obtuse, but the truth was hidden in sentencing men of color who caused there own death. Did he deserve to die? Was it his pride? You took his innocence and gave him a sentence that continues to defy logic.
Non-violence has been met with violence! Wisdom and knowledge have been taken from the system. Do you swear to tell the truth and nothing but the truth? Labeled as a thug and thrown away from society! We marched with Tim boots, we were part of the troops! We’ve fallen on deaf ear. Does anyone hear the pain? Has anyone lost a son! I see his spirit but I can’t see his heartbeat. Dead on arrival, they said it was suicidal.
My idols have all been killed or silenced, all labeled a terrorist threat to this nation. The Black Panthers were infiltrated and annihilated. Sam Cooke was mistaken for a crook, Malcolm X was laid to rest with a bullet to the chest. The land of the free and home of the brave. My lineage is in dismay, I continue to pray but I see the unjust prosperous. Is it really in God we trust?
I’m chasing spirits. The words are met with anguish! The truth shall set us free but it seems we see nothing but misery. Is our plight death and destruction if we fight back? What’s the repercussion? Will the Democrats and Republicans hear our call? Education has failed a few as we continue to search for clues about societies ill norms towards Gods chosen few. Will justice ever prevail? Society and make America great is up for debate! Did he really compare my people to apes?
Raymond H Smith
