bama police detective pistol whipped, own gun
deadly police shootings across America to blame
detective chose not to use force didn’t want headline
a routine traffic stop
man driving erratically on interstate
six-year veteran pulls car over
two in lot, detective calls back-up
suspect, out of car
suspect, aggressive with officer
officer hesitates, stutters, shudders
janard cunningham knocks detective unconscious–
knocks detective BLACK–
a sucker punch, 34 or 340 years in the making.
but who’s counting, justice, or just us?
suspect takes officer’s gun, uses pistol to whip him, whip him
allegedly, allegedly, allegedly
on hands and knees, old white-sheeted pride bleeds for world to see
witnesses blind, witnesses, no help
media too social, airs bloody-sheet shame, shamelessly
“pistol whipped his ass to sleep” so #FDAPOLICE
“MiLK and KKooKies” go together
so “nap time” bitch
drowning, like drownin’ unda a Diasporic Ocean of Fear
burning, like burnin’ unda blue-eyed dept sto’ lights
unda dat like-you-might-sticky-finga-somefin-in-a-dept-sto’ scrutiny
badge like millstones hanging from gold chains on neck
badge heavy like what?
–dead ancestors giggle–
like black on skin? No?
Nigga, what then? Like woe?
police second guess actions, head scratchin’
Now…they…wonder:
“What would Jesus do?”
walking on egg shells to be treated with respect?
walking on egg shells to be treated with kindness?
the irony
officer wakes up from grave he’s spade becomes meek
like officer waking up from bed he’s made to speak:
“It’s hard times right now for us.”
the irony
is
he lil head still filled with bloody Cobb County webs
cause Officer, Massa, Suh, won’t be charged with murder
driving under the influence of media, racism, pain,
driving under the influence of the slaughter of kings,
Martin, Robert, John, and even Cecil

only them “suspicious” “cunning” Hams

So, please, Officer, Massa, Suh,
pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and kindly STFU!