America is ever Amnesic

By

Son for Pop Boy for Cop
McCulloch’s
Pop
Killed by a Black Man

McSpadden’s
Son
Killed by a Cop

Was some BASE justice done
In the death of this young one?

The People knew
McCulloch’s hue

and that

Prosecution
Possessed THE
Power

Doubt
Demanded he
Defer

He
Refused
to
Recuse

Decision
Done
on
Day One
______________________

Missouri
Missouri
Misery
Tragedy
Turns
Typical
Uproar
of
Hope
Destroyed
Detrimental
Disillusionment
Rage
at
Despair
Brown
Black
Broken
Justice
System(ic)
Injustice
Dread Mike
Dred Scott
Legacy
Lives
Leaves
Misery
in
Missouri
______________________

Forget me Not
Ferguson
will not
Forget

but

America
is ever
Amnesic
______________________

 

About the author

E. Elena Songster

E. Elena Songster is Assistant Professor of History at Saint Mary's College of California.  Her field of research is modern Chinese history and environmental history and she teaches courses on world history and the history of Asia.  She is a former resident of Kirkwood, MO, another suburb of St. Louis. View all posts by E. Elena Songster →

This entry was posted in Mic check. Bookmark the permalink.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.