My Hometown

We the people watched in horror
As Serve and Protect dropped to its knees
Our trust snapped and flailing like a live wire
Thrashing on the ground, sparking outrage

We the people refused to be placated
With excuses and empty promises of change
This time we lifted the curtain on the Show of Force
By filming our realities without edit

We the people cried out for our mamas
Our sons, our fathers and daughters
Our neighbors, our friends
And we answered with, “Never again!”

We the people lit fires so we could be seen at night
And stood shoulder to shoulder during the day
Forcing you to see because you would not hear
Our need for a more perfect union, and to establish justice