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Oink!

Speak loudly or not at all

Josh Herring
Dec 23, 2020

One bang, two bang, three bang, four
they celebrate when his body hits the floor
too many shots in the air
for his life, they have no care

It’s a lose-lose scenario, you see

even when you obey
they still hold the power to take your life away

and they take advantage of that
knowing they’ll get paid leave
and the tip of a cap

15, 20 times too many
how many shots does it take
to show it’s the black man you hate?

They’ll let the school shooter walk
but will shoot the black man if he talks
our bodies destined to be surrounded in chalk

there has to be a standard for all
because who do we call when the police man breaks the law

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Josh Herring
Josh Herring

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