Kyle K. Abramson
41 ShotsIf a man falls...
If a man falls in a hollow hall
If a man falls in a hollow hallway
If a man falls in a hollow hallway after being shot
After being shotIf a man falls in a hollow hallway after being shot 19 times
Does he make a sound
Does his body make a noise as it hits the ground
Though no one is there....
Or is it drown out by a mother’s tears and sorrows
Her greatest fear brought to life
To witness her child’s birth and death
Left to question whether anyone heard the sound
Of his lifeless body as it struck the groundBrrrrrrrlllllll
Is the sound of a world gone insane
Guardian angels deviate to Angels of death
To those they swore to serve and protect
Justice is blind...
She fires on civilians and felons
Both are found guilty and sentenced to death
For a crime called Melanin
No compassion
Her only regret
Is that 22 of 41 shots missed
Years of struggle go unrecognized...
Because it isstill not safe to run outside
Nor is it safe to hide at home
Justice will blindly issue warrants of death
Of death
To firing squads To firing squads To firing squads
To greet you at your front stepAnd your fleeting thoughts
Your fleeting thoughts will question
Your fleeting thoughts will question whether
Your fleeting thoughts will question whether anyone will hear
The sound...
Of your lifeless body as it strikes the ground