Presenting another poem I was spurred to write by current events.
How could you do this?
How did this happen?
Not "who"
Too many people
Not "where"
Too many places
Not "when"
Too many times
Not "why"
Too obvious, the reason
How could you do this?
Kids grow up to look up to you.
You're the heroes we're supposed to trust
The Guardians we could rely on
We're all a part of the Land of the Free
Proud to live here
Proud to pledge to the Flag
For "Liberty and Justice For All"
But you've trampled that pledge
Gave no Justice for all
Shattered Liberty with your guns, batons and shields
When Rights are being stifled
Americans rise to rebel
But you chose to play Oppressors
To not punish Those Who Did Wrong
You shame your fellow Men in Blue
You smear mud on your own faces and on your Names
And you fail to live up to your Roles
You fail to uphold the Law
To uphold Justice
We all grew up watching the same shows
We all grew up, making the same pledge
Reading the same books
Hearing the same stories
With tales of Justice, Fairness, Equality
To respect Free Speech
To love for Peace
So how could you?
How could you do this?
How could you let this happen?
How could you applaud for this?
Seriously, how could you do this?
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