Less Lethal Projectiles In The Streets

There is a war going in America On racial injustice and police brutality There is a biological warfare in America Coronavirus Covid-19 kills indiscriminately A semi-civil war is unfolding in America An ugly war that America does not need currently The police force is too militarized for the cities The police force maims, hurts, brutalizes and bullies Police are using less lethal projectiles Which can travel for many feet, many miles To neutralize, paralyze, incapacitate and destroy And even kill protesters in the streets A baton is a weapon and a gun is not a toy We need to stop the violence. Beets Are red and human blood is precious Life is precious and violence is dangerous Rubber bullets hurt, sting balls grenades hurt Tears gas hurts, kinetic impact projectiles hurt Grenades hurt and kill, pepper balls hurt And hard rubber bullets hurt. Why most of the police Are white? Do they belong to a hate group? Why do the police support the racists? Do the police drink the racist Kool-Aid and the soup? We are baffled and shocked by their conducts They behave like wild dogs and vile ducks A war is being fought in the streets of America Stop all violence everywhere! Stop the traumata! P.S. This poem is dedicated to the victims of all kinds of violence and to the protesters in the streets of the world. Copyright © September 2020, Hébert Logerie, All rights reserved Hébert Logerie is the author of several books of poetry.