Peaceful protests cry
Against society's blind-eye
Gunfire rocks downtown
Blood soaks the grounds
News quakes officers down
Sorrow drowns
Blue crowns
City lights of my hometown
An officer's last radio call sounds
Children's tears shake playgrounds
Injustice bleeds
Hollow creeds
Mercies' mustard seeds
Tears, hugs, and shared prayer upon knees
For the world to see
We stand together free
By Shannon McKemie, M.A.
07-11-2016