Juanita Smalls Poet Verse

Accountability

When positions of authority
Blatantly abuse their power
Telling you what you’re seeing
Isn’t what it appears to be
We need accountability.
When the murderers wear badges
But skip the silver bracelets
And orange jumpsuits and
Remain free to kill again
There should be accountability.
Too much has gone on
For too long to too many
Man’s law isn’t enough.
So justice can truly be served
Why isn’t there accountability?
We shouldn’t have to fight
Day in and day out
Simply for the right to breathe
We’re all human beings
Yet there’s no real accountability.
I pray each night for lives lost
At the hands of those
Who had sworn to protect
I pray God comes and restores order
So there will be accountability.

Something’s gotta give.
© 6/27/20 JJSmalls

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Rico Leffanta July 7, 2020 at 3:07 PM Meanwhile, Trump replaces the Judiciary with Judges whose only experience is six-months on the bench as a consequence of support from Senator "Moscow" Mitch McConnell. How will anyone find Justice where admitted criminals are pardoned and unleashed to score against humanity again? "God helps those who help themselves!" Aloha! Rico Juanita Smalls July 7, 2020 at 3:46 PM Thank you for reading Rico. All we can do is pray for someone better to come along.