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Beasts in Blue
White dove wings bring peace.
White flags bring peace.
White faces on the street bring peace.
White faces in the mirror bring peace,
white face under black hood brings peace,
staring down ironclad prejudice wearing
the bulletproof vest of
European decent,
free of the chains
still ghosting round dark throats
wrists
and trembling fists.
Red, white, blue flashes
no patriotism harsher than
the barrel of the law,
sirens scream off-key,
tenor notes ricocheting off
unforgiving cracked blacktop rife with
unforgiving black crackpots
and shattered shop fronts,
gunshots pop twelve sharp times
not a camera in sight
to witness the blue coat crime.
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