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Stephon Clark’s Execution


You were shooting in the dark Succumbed to your conditioning adrenaline and false positioning No evidence, no threats, nothing... Blinded by your motivation Guided by your determination you found a moving target Convinced, you fired 20 times 20 times... you shot your gun 20 times Each shot, like sharp neon buzzing signs Spat out one by one 20 times Incompetence Fear Ignorance Trigger happy Stereotype Egotistical Authoritative Racist beliefs Superiority Recklessness Crazed Sadistic Frenzied Judgment Cowardice Arrogance Unpredictable Unhinged Immature Paranoid ideation Now tell me, when you close your eyes at night do your pathways light up the flight To your inner rabid dog, frothing it’s blood thirsty depraved appetite? I ask you this because how else could you shoot at a man 20 times? In the dark never once knowing Stephon Clark... 20 times! Never once being harmed 20 times! Unarmed Like rabies, a grotesque disease Running rampant through Our blue uniformed elite Shame on those who are infected And those who stand by the elected Men and woman whose fiery insides Aim to kill, not to protect black lives Like a dog, he can be a man’s best friend He will have your back till the very end But be he rabid there is no mend To this racist feast he must defend! ©
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Na
<p>Thanks for letting me know how you feel about what i wrote. It pains me and angers me so much to hear stories like those of Stephon Clark, Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner and soooo many other horrific act of violence against a person of color. People need to rewire their brains and stop this conditioning! Pigment does not mean anything more than color! Thanks again for reading what i wrote!&nbsp;</p>
yokonotono
<p>this is super good I really enjoyed it. It&#39;s sad that there aren&#39;t more people writing about Stephon Clark&#39;s death. It seems that after a few days no one cares and&nbsp;just accepts it.</p>

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