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Ferguson

Poet: Ken Jordan Poem:  Ferguson  Edited by: Sparkle Jordan written: August/2014 America, Hands Up Don't Shoot! Young  black males are dying, faster than seconds on a clock, and nothing is done Just another young brother GONE - They killed Pac,  In Vegas nothing was done They killed Biggie In LA nothing was done They killed Oscar Grant, In Oakland, (at Fruitvale station) nothing was done They killed, Trayvon  In Sanford, Florida nothing was done Hands Up Don't Shoot! Wake up America! Open  your eyes, see the pattern  here? Hands Up  Don't Shoot! Young  black males are  being murdered and  their cases run  cold - While the  killer lives another day, to murder another young black male - Hands Up Don't Shoot! They killed Michael Brown, In Ferguson Will something be done? They killed Kajieme Powell, In St. Louis  Will something be done? Their is a  pattern here - and it's Vile as  Vomit, across  the Red,  White, and Blue - Hands Up Don't Shoot! They killed Sean Bell In Queens nothing was done They killed Mac Dre In Kansas City nothing was done Hands Up Don't Shoot! America, We Want Justice -

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