Emile Pinet Poet Tail-rhyme

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To Serve and Protect

When a black man has a knee pressed against his throat
police brutality has no known antidote.
He can't breathe; cut no slack.

Complaining he was choking, they ignored his plea,
and one cop kept on pressing his weight on that knee.
Both hands cuffed in the back.

People watched in horror as his life got snuffed out;
all they could do for George Floyd was stand there and shout.
He's died for being black.

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Indiana Shaw August 24, 2020 at 8:18 PM With the pure injustice of it all in its tale, shows us the way, whether it be the lesson of the brutal truth or the lesson of a tail-rhyme, you used it to its full force, good on you, blessings, be with you, Emile . . . Emile Pinet August 25, 2020 at 7:44 AM Thanks Indiana, I appreciate your comments my friend, Emile.

Andrea Dietrich July 29, 2020 at 1:29 PM also I am noticing that strict syllable count does not seem to matter, as long as the syllable counts are almost the same for lines 1 and 2 and then shorter for line 3. Please will you soupmail me if I got that wrong? Emile Pinet July 29, 2020 at 2:20 PM Hi Andrea, I see nowhere in the definition that calls for a specific syllable count but the tail should be consistent at about half of the other lines...I prefer a set syllable count myself but it isn't mandatory (this poem uses 12 12 6), Emile.

Andrea Dietrich July 29, 2020 at 1:28 PM This one certainly had the most powerful message in it! Good one, Emile. I see you did the rhymed tail again . I think I will try mine in this tail rhyme style! Emile Pinet July 29, 2020 at 2:23 PM Thanks Andrea, can't wait to read your entry , buy the way in my contest for a (tail Rhyme Stanza), the tail rhyme style is mandatory my friend, Emile.

Jan Allison July 27, 2020 at 11:42 AM powerfully penned piece Emile, his brutal death will continue to have repercussions across the world:-( hugs jan xx Emile Pinet July 27, 2020 at 4:46 PM Thanks Jan, hopefully it will lead to the changes this world needs my friend, Emile.

DM Babbit May 30, 2020 at 12:54 PM These sadly, have become lessons never learned. Emile Pinet May 30, 2020 at 3:22 PM Thanks DM, one cannot learn what one is not taught my friend, Emile.

Michael Tor May 30, 2020 at 10:10 AM Incredibly shocking scene that should never be repeated. Check out Richiefromboston on YouTube. There is a more sinister motive at stake here. One of the most shocking videos against mankind ever shown. Thank you for sharing Emile... Emile Pinet May 30, 2020 at 12:27 PM Thanks Michael, the world is falling apart around us my friend, Emile.