is null and void
the papers read a scumbag
white cop wiped his head up
like a mop

George Floyd
is drawing crowds
on the street protesting
justice for the black –
none covered his back

George Floyd
unarmed
just a 46-year-old black man
lost his job
with a sister
and a brother
and a woman
Courteney Ross
the world
is at loss

George Floyd
pleading for his life
with his head pinned
by the cop’s knee
handcuffed
gasping “I can’t breathe”
“mama”
“don’t **** me”
all eyes saw
him draw his last breath
under the cop’s knee
flat out on the street