Wednesday, June 10, 2020

New York Breakdown

RANDOM POETRY HOUR: GEORGE FLOYD SERIES



New York Breakdown

Brutality on the streets of New York
Betrayal of the public trust
The shining beacon on an island
Has gone from boom to bust

New York we love you
But you’re beating us down *
The city of enlightenment
City of dreams now broken
And scattered into a million
Little pieces on bloodied ground

When the pandemic smashed into you
Like the first wave of a tsunami
We turned to you in admiration
We looked to you for salvation
We held you up for inspiration
We felt for you and prayed

Now you revert to political form
And blame the beaten
For being bruised

New York we love you
But you will be forsaken
After centuries of injustice
It’s time to awaken

[* LCD Soundsystem:
New York, I Love You but You’re Bringing Me Down]

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