by Erin Lewy
Brutality
I swim in a sea of words
Sharp enough to kill
To justify abuse, brutality
Handcuffs, tasers, guns
To serve and protect
Applies to very few
The rest of us know
This is a killing sport
Crimes against us ignored
And more perpetuated
Shoot first and ask questions later
A battle to the death
Lives seen as less worthy
Extinguished in the name of justice
Our deaths dismissed,
“Understandable, considering.”
People excusing themselves
Calling murder mercy
And brutality justifiable
In the face of fear and hate
So strong that the only recourse
Is death, meted out to eliminate us
To erase that we were even here
Lest anyone face
True justice for what has been done
In the name of the law.
Editor’s note: In light of the sensitive nature of our upcoming post, we will be taking an intermission in posting until Monday, April 16 and continuing our coverage then.
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