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Breaking news…
All …over the land…
Black man refused to stand
…for the pledge of allegiance,
In protest of the increased, unjustified
…killing, by police
Of unarmed black men…
From the land of the brave…
…to the home of the free
Excuse me if I seem… confused…
When the current law of the land
Is being used …to abuse, and deny…
Fair play …and just rules
For trying to follow …the dream…
Instead of being treated like fools
For, with the way you see me
A remote, improbability…
Instead of putting my head down…
A sad, dejected… clown…
Defeated, knocked to the ground
Time to pause, reflect… reject the status quo…
Rise… and be counted
Time to regroup…
The jungle drums have sounded…
Flash forward, light speed …note taking
Making due …calls… with
Nearly instantaneous connections
From the posting of views
To the texting …of real time news
Now that the lessons have been learned,
And the tables have turned…
Let’s talk in calm tones, sensibly…
And try to settle this …peacefully
Let’s get beyond talk of flesh tones,
And nursery rhymes
…talking about sticks and stones
Fool, there’s a riot going on…
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