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By: Cedric McClester Now the acolytes and apologists Will no doubt come out and insist That the mayor of Baltimore wasn’t remiss I guess you could say ignorance is bliss But the question remains who was in charge When the mayor was absent by and large And the duty of the office wasn’t discharged While she was busy having her ego massaged Acolytes and apologists Have convenient answers for all of this But those answers only make us ****** When we look back and reminisce Although it may be an ominous sign Dereliction of duty comes to mind Or perhaps it was just blind leading the blind But it shouldn’t have happened any time Acolytes and apologist Have ways of glossing over all of this Try though we may to get their gist They make us want to ball our fist Who’s gonna help build the city back up When the anger subsides the people are stuck Because a callous few didn’t give a **** Acolytes and apologist pass the buck Acolytes and apologist Are everywhere explaining this But the salient fact they must have missed Is the blame should be placed squarely on sis What recourse do we have when our leaders fail When looters and rioters don’t go to jail Who should we look to, to assail If not the mayor who's gone stale © Copyright 2015, Cedric McClester.  All rights reserved.
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Apr 28, 2015
Apr 28, 2015 at 9:36 AM UTC
ACOLYTES AND APOLOGISTS
By: Cedric McClester Now the acolytes and apologists Will no doubt come out and insist That the mayor of Baltimore wasn’t remiss I guess you could say ignorance is bliss But the question remains who was in charge When the mayor was absent by and large And the duty of the office wasn’t discharged While she was busy having her ego massaged Acolytes and apologists Have convenient answers for all of this But those answers only make us ****** When we look back and reminisce Although it may be an ominous sign Dereliction of duty comes to mind Or perhaps it was just blind leading the blind But it shouldn’t have happened any time Acolytes and apologist Have ways of glossing over all of this Try though we may to get their gist They make us want to ball our fist Who’s gonna help build the city back up When the anger subsides the people are stuck Because a callous few didn’t give a **** Acolytes and apologist pass the buck Acolytes and apologist Are everywhere explaining this But the salient fact they must have missed Is the blame should be placed squarely on sis What recourse do we have when our leaders fail When looters and rioters don’t go to jail Who should we look to, to assail If not the mayor who's gone stale © Copyright 2015, Cedric McClester.  All rights reserved.
Acolytes and Apologist was inspired by events in Baltimore in the wake of the Freddie Gray funeral.
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Apr 28, 2015
Apr 28, 2015 at 9:36 AM UTC
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