Gershon Wolf Poet Couplet

Hope Takes a Hit

The Mayor showed up in T-shirt and jeans
  mask and curly hair, a worried look in-between

Apologizing profusely for the murder, straight from his heart
  promising that his office would straightaway do its part

To end systemic racism within the Minneapolis police force
  to reform it, revitalize it, and chart a new course

Yet all the fists raised about him shook their heads NO!
  and seemed to be calling for the final say-so

Then a question from the crowd, demanding to know
  Will you defund the police force, "YES or NO?!"

The Mayor was downcast; he shook his head slow 
  ~ Protestors roaring in unison, "You've got to go!"

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M. L. Kiser June 8, 2020 at 5:40 PM That's "the long and the short" of it!

Caren Krutsinger June 8, 2020 at 6:05 AM You are explaining something terribly complex in a quick and painful way, and you are not incorrect. Gershon Wolf June 8, 2020 at 2:56 PM Thank you so much, Caren! :) gw

Mahtab Bangalee June 7, 2020 at 2:13 AM actually everything will be changed by naturally but the racism in human mind will never changed cause it's not natural! Gershon Wolf June 7, 2020 at 1:07 PM Interesting point of view there -- that racism, as an unnatural notion -- can't be changed. Maybe you're onto something... although the implications of that are frightening. Thanks, Gershon