Derek Chauvin who murdered George Floyd was found guilty of the crime
It took only ten hours for the jury to deliberate, now he’ll do the time
Second degree murder, third degree murder and second degree manslaughter, convicted on all three
We have to wait until June sixteenth to see how long a sentence there will be
He tried to get out on bail but that request was refused
He was led off in handcuffs like the victim he abused
A prison outside Minneapolis is where he must sit in wait
Until the day he is sentenced and has finally received his fate
Experts say he has no prior convictions so his sentence could be light
The man is nowhere close to innocent and should be treated right
Just looking at the video you can see it in his eyes
Chauvin shows no compassion as George Floyd slowly dies
It’s like he is possessed or on some kind of high
Just peruse the video and it’s a fact you can’t deny
His knee upon George Floyd’s neck wasn’t right
The man was in no way even putting up a fight
Eight minutes and fourty six seconds of torture was applied
Because he has no prior convictions are they going to let this slide?
Take into consideration, the people begging him to stop
Chauvin ignoring all of them because he is a cop
Three other policemen there, ignoring this crowd as well
Not even trying to stop Chauvin as far as I can tell
These accomplices are charged and will have their day in court
Will their fellow lawmen show them any kind of support?
The fact is that their police chief didn’t back his men in blue
He testified that they were in the wrong with what they chose to do
This could be the initial step of weeding the bad cops from the rest
The more body cams of their antics, the more policemen they’ll arrest
Even through all of this, more unarmed black men and women are being lost
With Chauvin being convicted, has that line been finally crossed?
The credo that patrolmen stick together through all thick and thin
Will this truly be the time for law and order to begin?
There are unarmed black men killed almost every day
The time for police reform should be here to stay
If precincts are able to eliminate the bad cops from the pack
Maybe then we can stop the unwarranted attacks
Only then can we begin to stop this racial divide
Then maybe our citizens will look towards our police with pride
So much is riding on this George Floyd murder case
The first major stepping stone of putting things in place
Make Chauvin’s punishment fit the crime and send him on his way
Finally prove to all officers that there is a price to pay
There are so many more cases that are left to be tried
So many innocent black people that needlessly have died
Lawmen must be held accountable and stay on a right course
If they are found disobeying them, then kick them off the force
This task is arduous and will only be proven complete
When the black members of our community feel safe just walking down the street
The Black Sheep Poet 