Dem Boys in Blue

A incident happen when I moved to Sherman Oaks, CA. I went out late to the corner store. It was cold so I had my hooded sweat shirt over my ears, I turned down the wrong side walk and well.......

Dem Boyz in Blue

 

Dem Boys in blue patrol the block

Keeping the neighborhood safe

 for you and me.

Keeping the neighborhood safe for you

from me.

My hooded sweat shirt makes me a

Suspect.

 

The light flashes

They stop me

They grab me

They frisk me

 

They take my Lipton tea from my hand

They take my name

They take my pride

They take my freedom

 

I am no longer American

I am an answer away

from a caged backseat

 

Dem boys in blue have guns

Glocks with no safety.

Guns that will blow a hole

in my back

As they protect you from me

 

“Put your phone down”

“Get you hands out of your pocket”

“Can we search your wallet”

 

Dem boys in blue

Grab my back

Grab my leg

Grab my crotch

Protecting me from you

 

Each officer ask me the same questions seven time

“Are you on probation or parole”

I have the same answer

No

 

They twenty something cops

Tells me I fit a description

I think to myself

So do you

I am a raised octave away

From tasting the sidewalk

 

Dem boys in blue

Return my Lipton ice tea

And Id

But not my manhood

 

They leave in one motion.

No apology

No offer of a ride

 

Dem boys in blue patrol the block

Keeping the world safe for

 you and me

me from you

but who protects

you from them?

 

Author's Note

Just a poem to vent. We are all Americans. We are brothers and sisters. i respect the police and am thankful for them. The LAPD and Long Beach PD are on a real negative vibe sometimes.

Reviews

[Jack Isaac]

police everywhere i've seen get on negative vibes --unproductive --perhaps bad for integrity of dept and citizens alike. Shall we ride that same vibe? I shall not! Leadership is borne of example --who then dares to set that example? The public paradigm must step forward to play that tune which sets the vibe. Whoa! just venting too.

[Kenneth The Poet]

I don't understand this and I can't understand this. I wear hoodies too, but I live in a part of the world where stories like this either don't occur, or just that nobody talks about it. This is where the idea of a police state gets bred, when s**t like this happens to innocent people for no reason. I agree we need police, but at what cost to individual rights. Love this piece.

[Bloody_Stars]

Wow im sorry that happened to u. But great poem :)

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

Exactly! Who is watching the guardians? Excellent!

[Chris]

And not just those two departments... the streets are mean in both directions.

Fear has people doing wrong things for reasons that don't stand up to thinking but at the time seemed reasonable to everyone 'cept the victim or target. They keep lieing about the illegality of videotaping police in action... all well and good for cases to get dropped until some scared out of her or his mind fool gets jailed and forced into a plea... and gets hurt while awaiting a fake trial because they can't raise bail or afford to use their rent money. A lot of justified fear on both sides.

Chris

[Greg the Bard]

Never let anyone take from you what is your right. Your name ; your pride; your freedom. Each one of Dem Boys In Blue have a name and a badge number. Get them and find a free leagle rep. You can take you rights back. Take from me.

[Demi Rose]

poetic truth. loved it.

[Branch Isole]

True grit with a hardness of asphalt tone to this piece. Tension of the moment well described. Good job.

[Coyote Poetry]

Here in Detroit no different. Description could be a thousand kids. They will abuse and bother. Our rights are being took from us daily. Look at Arizona. What right does the police have to question who you are if you are doing nothing wrong? A strong story in the poem. Than you for the excellent poem.
Coyote