Sunday, May 31, 2020

We Fear Murder


so many systems so many murders so reminded of intolerance. a man jogging, in such loneness, while losing his life. a woman but a target, door shattered without an announcement. such dear violence such deep disgusts alongside our depraved history. eight murder shots while so justified as we notice the nation is healing. the lawnmower at its grass, the leaf blower at its mites, our officers at predispositions. such a god-complex such raw engagement while expecting citizens to kneel. we seem undercut while lives are precious but not one a decent understanding. like running with scissors or brushing with razors at something so ill-gotten. such timebombs given to protecting while eager to murder. such pressure or depletion while sparked on power. the soil knife, the digging shovel such raw interrogation. our hands up, our bodies for sacrifice, our souls raped of decency. by a screeching reed by Christ’s blood to disagree with such rage. replete with hostility while listening for tone to demand submission. our guts our penalty our flesh or skin or honorary murders. so disgusted the oceans of our pride while black integrity is a joke. the weeders the machine while too wise to listen. such premeditation such deliberate bullets while feeling esteemed. the broken lattice the raging bull where humans are playing mind-checkers. as marionettes so tugged asunder so humiliated. our mentalities our disputes as surefire graves where the model is to murder first and figure later. such exaggeration, in a land anti-black while publication must take the back burner. to dream of mutuality or met by shoebills where society has caiman teeth. our children taken; our property levied our bankrupt morals. to have such a curse to force through traffic while most lives are overlooked. it has happened, they need silence, while we don’t ensure peace. to edit our behavior to replace our memories where one senses something inevitable: those tired recorders those intolerant cameras in such an age where lives are inconsequential. the battle for decency the rug bleeding to look over at black faces. such strength while so precarious an encounter is like possible death.  

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