POLICE



POLICE

they cruise township streets in search of fun;
their shiny silver badges demand respect;
with mace, long night stick and an eager gun,
one wonders just who they come to protect!

a legalized gang with deadly skill,
sworn to obey, to protect and to serve;
given car, gun and a license to kill,
one wonders whose rights and peace they preserve!



sworn to save life and property protect,
they mercilessly inflict death and pain;
their true purpose is no longer suspect-
we know whose law and order they maintain.

blue-shirted storm troops the wise can’t ignore;
murdering Blacks, terrorizing the poor!

About this poem

This poem was written during the 1980's as people of color were terrorized by law enforcement.

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Written on 1980

Submitted by ClaudeMckayJr. on October 26, 2022

Modified on April 13, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CDCD BEBE XX
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 611
Words 120
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 2

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