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Chauvin Trial #1
Poetry Inspired By the Trial For Justice For George Floyd
The Opening Statement by Jerry W. Blackwell was riveting. It set the stage for a powerful case against ex-police officer, Derek Chauvin
Then the defense revealed its approach — George Floyd killed himself. He was essentially already dead.
He was an addict with heart disease on the verge of death. It’s absurd. I wrote this poem:
chauvin trial #1
& john wilkes booth said
he shot abe lincoln in the back
of the head but for real abe
had a massive heart attack
just seconds before booth
pulled the trigger & leaped
the balcony, broke his leg.
if only booth were wearing a
camera. if only people had cell
phones & recorded it all, if only
they had not burned booth in
that barn, surrounded like a
roach inside of rice. abe didn’t
take care of himself. worked
too hard, ate bad, too much
stress in abe’s life, abe, the walking
dead & we all know there is
a sure fire way kill a zombie:
shoot it in the back of the head
- copyright 2021
