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Circular Patch


Guns and knives are drawn.

Helplessness roams our streets.

The presence of their existence is like dealing with the presence of an omen. 

They dress in all-white attire.

The long bleached robe covers the whole body; the robe comes with a foolish pointed mask that has only two holes to reveal the eyes.

A red circular patch with a white cross is stitched on the right hand shoulder of the robe.  

Guns and knives are drawn.

A new day is born.

Men, woman, and children lay lifeless on a dead end street.

The white robe omens continue to control the existence on those who are different to them.

Our darker skin angers them, and therefore, our community and our presence pays the price.

 

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