George pleaded for his life,
begged to breathe, requested
the continuity of his own existence
before the lynch, with a knee
on the commemoration day
of many lives that have burned in vain —
violent resistance in detention,
a fabrication out of desperation,
when all they had was the sick joy
of seeing an innocent in pain,
fell silent and motionless
once and for all,
and he too has burned in vain.
Do not let that be a fact.
Eric waits, and now
George too.
May 29, 2020
May 29, 2020 at 7:21 PM UTC
George pleaded for his life,
begged to breathe, requested
the continuity of his own existence
before the lynch, with a knee
on the commemoration day
of many lives that have burned in vain —
violent resistance in detention,
a fabrication out of desperation,
when all they had was the sick joy
of seeing an innocent in pain,
fell silent and motionless
once and for all,
and he too has burned in vain.
Do not let that be a fact.
Eric waits, and now
George too.
In the memory of George Floyd, Eric Garner, Ahmaud Arbery and many.