The Day That Darren Wilson Died (Alternate History) Poem by John F. McCullagh

The Day That Darren Wilson Died (Alternate History)



It was sticky hot and humid in Ferguson that Saturday.
Just another weekend where the little leagues would play.
I was riding unit 25 looking out for petty crime.
My units radio sputtered to life: 'shots fired on Canfield drive.'
' Officer in need of assistance'

We just didn't arrive in time.

I recognized the body, my colleague and close friend.
Darren Wilson was shot six times, the last time in the head.
His service piece was missing. The shooter had fled the scene.
I called for a bus and backup and radioed what I had seen.
We then secured the crime scene as it drew a silent crowd.
Detectives looked for any clues and canvased the homes around.
No witness would come forward, either out of fear or dread.
'His new wife is now a widow.' my disgusted partner said.
Darren's face was badly bruised as he lay there in the sun.
I surmised he'd been assaulted in the struggle for his gun.
The coroner sighed and shook his head at the body on the gurney.
He'd perform an autopsy on my friend before his final journey.

The score was one dead man in blue, his murderer still free.
The streets that night were quiet, as I suspected they would be.
There was no public outcry at the killing that was done.
Blue lives never matter in a town like Ferguson.

Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Topic(s) of this poem: crime,history
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A 'what if' poem about that 08/09/14 day In Ferguson Mo.
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