A lament for Eric Garner
A poetic response, one among many from around the country, is based on Biblical passages and other religious and philosophical texts.
A life forsaken (with apologies to Robert Frost fans)
"Two men converged on Canfield Drive, one man just walking down the middle. My squad car passed him and I stopped; would I make this something big or little?"
the bus to blunderville
"bought the ticket in my hometown, all aboard for the shootin' place, won't see his hands up high, death in his eyes, tears runnin' down his mama's face..."
