Hurting people line the streets tonight,
much like any night across America,
many years,
so many lives lost,
waiting to be heard,
always
a slamming door,
the same is ever preset
yet people tonight are saying
this time is different,
this ‘is the season’ says the reverend,
Al Sharpton stirs the world
acknowledges his verbosity
in getting his point across,
says he doesn’t mind,
(LIFT YOUR KNEE OFF OUR NECK)
has a lot to say,
and tonight we listened,
we all listen
George Floyd
George Floyd
George Floy …
wait a minute we must
say his whole name,
always and forever,
forgotten in the wind,
a night breeze
a full moon
watching over us all
wherever we stand
is the simple truth,
watching over us
George Floyd
Rest In Peace
© Thom Amundsen 6/2020
