From Mama Linda’s Chapbook, 29 June 2020
O MY LORD!
Did you see what
They did to George Floyd?
O MY LORD!
Did you see what
They did to George Floyd?
They put pressure on his neck
With their knee
Poor George went on to Calvary.
O MY LORD!
Did you see what
They did to George Floyd?
PAIN & TRAUMA!!!
George called for his
Angel Mama.
PAIN & TRAUMA!!!
George called for his
Angel Mama.
She opened up her arms
“No more hurt! No more harm.”
O MY LORD!
Did you see what
They did to George Floyd?
People came together & marched.
They shouted & they torched.
People came together & marched.
They shouted & they torched.
“NO JUSTICE! NO PEACE!
STOP THE SYSTEM OF
RACIST POLICE.”
O MY LORD!
Did you see what
They did to George Floyd?
They rallying cry was hurled
All over the world.
The rallying cry was hurled
All over this world.
Thousands gathered in
Cities & towns,
And some statues
Came tumbling down.
O MY LORD!
Did you see what
They did to George Floyd?
SOMEHOW! SOMEWAY!
WE SHALL OVERCOME SOMEDAY?
SOMEHOW! SOMEWAY!
WE SHALL OVERCOME SOMEDAY?
A change has got to come
From the heart,
Or this country will fall apart.
O MY LORD!
Did you see what
They did to George Floyd?
– Mama Linda
Copyright 2020 by Linda Goss
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