He signed someone else\u2019s name on a check
\nFor that offense he ended up with a knee in his neck<\/p>\n
He had no gun, he had no knife
\nBut in the end he lost his life<\/p>\n
One more time a black man says \u201cI can\u2019t breathe\u201d
\nAnd communities of brown again start to seethe<\/p>\n
One more time a black family wails \u201cOh Lord\u201d
\nThis time, for a son named George Floyd<\/p>\n
In this time of Covid-19, mask-wearing and fear
\nThe clear and present danger was always near<\/p>\n
In the end, \u201cmedical incident\u201d is the verbally gymnastic phrase
\nFor how yet another \u201cpeace\u201d officer ended a black man\u2019s days<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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