RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: GEORGE FLOYD SERIES
Guilty
There was more than a man on trial
More than an officer of the law
Justice itself was on trial
Compassion was on trial
The nature of truth was in the balance
There was more than a man on trial
More than a silver badge
More than the state of Minnesota
More than law in America
The history of race relations
The history of slavery and discrimination
The history of lies and betrayals
The history of civil rights
The blood of the martyrs
Tears of the fallen survivors
There was more than a man on trial
More than this nation
The tainted history of civilization
The oppressed and the oppressor
Centuries of recrimination
An honest reckoning for reparations
We were all on trial
The privileged and the innocent
The naïve and unknowing
The products of culture and education
Centuries of indoctrination
We were all on trial
And we were found guilty
Guilty of not knowing
Guilty of not believing
Guilty of not caring enough
To make the necessary changes
A long time ago
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