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One
Conviction
In
the streets
Fists
rising
Signs
waiving
Shouts
Chants
Posts
Editorials
Face
to face
With
blue brotherhood danger
In
the service of
White
supremacy
Speaking
out against
A
steady stream
Of
deadly murders
From
1620 to 2021
To
finally get
One
conviction
That
still leaves us
Mourning
for George Floyd
One
conviction in the face
Of
a national historical legacy
Of
national oppression
That
plagues the lives
Of
Black, Brown and Native
People
everywhere...still
One
conviction due to those
Who
champion humanity
One
tiny step closer
To
human rights for everyone
One
massive uprising everywhere
The
people’s conviction for a convction
Mattered
most...made it possible
To
force this nation to finally
Recognize
the humanity
Of
George Floyd,
A
Black man
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Cities
Only Burn When...
Cities
only burn
When
people rage
As
death inflicted
Goes
unrecognized
Repeatedly,
even when
The
world watches
In
gut wrenching horror
Cities
only burn
When
the law enforcement
Kills
Black lives
Unrepentant,
unpunished
forgiven,
defended
Blue
wall defense
Black
life offensive
Cities
only burn
When
everyone knows
No
justice
Business
as usual
No
justice
Four
hundred years
No
justice
Black
lives matter
In
a world of justice
But
not this nation
Cities
only burn
When
loved ones are taken
Flames
are the screams
Of
loss and pain
The
agony of injustice
The
hope for humanity
For
the world to see and hear
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