They are shootin’ mother fuckers here
like it’s going out of style
and the people cheer!
two more added to the toll this A.M.
the summer heat has not yet begun
but the eggs are already frying on the sidewalk
amidst the White chalk outlines and under the watch of overseers
on horses, action cameras and microphones
and the almighty eye of the church downtown
This is the way the world ends
not with a bang but with bullet holes
with anonymous prayers and littered shell casings
religious pamphlets and body bags
this is where Black blood runs thick
in the streets and out to sea
as the sermons on Sunday talk tough
the pastors smile now and cry later
high as their tithing dollars will take them
this is where the colored girls go:
Doo, doo doo, doo doo, doo doo doo…
and say, hey babe
take a walk on the wild side
this is
