you are special
you are talented
you are wanted
lies we tell ourselves
every morning
as part of our daily ritual
we need the affirmation
we need to be reassured
that we are on the right path
that we are good people
even if we are not
the boy i know
would never do these things
we didn't raise him that way
you can tell yourself that
but its a lie
the proof airs at least once a week
in the 24 hour news cycle
did his affirmation tell him
to pull the trigger
did he think murder
was the right path
we may never know
cause he took himself out
before the cops had the pleasure
they like to use their guns
especially on people of color
easy way to get a
paid vacation
say you were threatened
ends the investigation
its his word against yours
and your uniform
makes you trustworthy
or at least that
is what they all say
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