Protect And Serve? Poem by Steven Taylor

Scenes not unlike South Africa
were on the news today
but this was not Pretoria,
these scenes were from LA

I watched in almost disbelief
four white policemen beat
a young Black man repeatedly, ..
as he lay down in the street

no treat did that Black man appear
to pose to those white men, ...
no weapon, no offence move,
no chance that he could win!

four lowlife, coward, racist scum
with badges, guns and sticks
had the opportunity
to brutilize for kicks

this graphic scene does typify
a growing daily threat
against Black people everywhere, ...
just how bad must it get?