Poem 63: Equality

George Floyd, a black man murdered in broad daylight for everyone to see

Begging for his life while the policeman held him down with his one knee

The back of George’s neck was the place where the pressure was applied

All four officers ignored his plea and as a result, this poor man died

This happened on a street in Minneapolis and the people filming are telling them to stop

As you watch the whole video, no assistance was offered by any other cop

Earlier this month, another video surfaced for all of us to view

Thanks to those who leaked it out, we now know what is true

This incident had actually occurred in February and still nothing had been done

As a result of this, two men were charged, a father and his son

Ahmaud Arbery, a black man, was jogging down a Georgia Street this one day

This is when George McMichael and his son Travis got in his way

The father is a retired cop and his son happened to be there too

They presume that Ahmaud is a burglar and they decide to pursue

Because they are still in their front yard they grab a rifle and gun

Meanwhile Arbery is oblivious to this and continues on his run

The father and son in their pickup eventually get in his way

Ahmaud put up a fight, but this unarmed man would end up dying this day

These are just two incidents that thanks to videos show how bad these men were treated

How many times through the decades have these scenarios been repeated?

The policemen in Minneapolis should all be charged for what they have done

All of them arrested for murder like that father and his son

Why do these white people think they are such a superior race

When I look through history, slavery and ownership was a big disgrace

With this President at the helm, racism has reared its ugly head

Hatred is flourishing while compassion is now dead

One knee down for racial inequality and police brutality was the way NFL players took their stand

Trump went ballistic and said these players were all getting out of hand

I may be cynical but when I look at that awful video, here is what I see

The policeman seems to be mocking all the NFL players taking their position on that one knee

As for a response from Trump, I don’t think he will have much to say

He is probably enjoying the way things went down anyway