Under broad daylight,
not even the darkness of night
another black man
murdered in full sight.
Handcuffed face down
pinned between police car and ground
another true life example
of the black man’s plight
Crushed to the floor
by not just one, but all four
was not enough
for these “men of the law.”
With their knees of rope
around his innocent grope
he spoke “I can’t breathe”
unable to move, not even his jaw.
Costumed in red, white and blue
with an oath to protect me and you
their hooded cloaks glistened
with fear, ignorance and hate.
As if hung from a tree
this time with video to see
the historic cruelty
of the black man’s fate.
