And Yet, Another

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Volunteers pitch in to keep clean the site where George Floyd was killed - CNN

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Chain rhyming scheme: aaba bbcb ccdc dddd
Iambic tetrameter: da-DUM-da-DUM-da-DUM-da-DUM

And Yet, Another

An errant wind ran dead in spring
lost lives chilling ain't no big thing
saints live across where river parts
just love of life freedom does bring

no spades facing just ace of hearts
a bro bought smokes payment imparts
store clerk alleged fake bill, and drunk
nine-one-one called, by fits and starts

flashlight taps car glass, clunk, then clunk
show hands gun drawn obeys, blue funk
from hooping his mouth foamed, not crazed
begs mom, as three pressed, his heart sunk

ignored pleas, time and time, sets phased
swarmed crowds sadly look on amazed
stagnant with no pulse, warning raised
shocked city and country soon fazed.

2021 April 12

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Juliet Ligon

Date: 4/15/2021 5:09:00 PM

I've been watching the trial, heartbroken. Though Floyd was uncooperative, it was clearly unnecessary, excessive force because he was handcuffed at that point and didn't pose a threat. So sad. I like the rap style in the beginning of your poem. This is very well written.

Hilo Poet
Date: 4/15/2021 6:48:00 PM

I appreciate your insightful share, Juliet, even so, Floyd's trial unfolds, another young life lost naught too far from where Floyd was lost. Today, Chicago -- seems to be our lot in life, Aloha!