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.

[Sunflower 20]

great piece of writing! i really liked the flow and the final question:
but who protects you from them?

very thought provoking, well done! :)

[K.C. Zbryk]

Nothing wrong with speaking the truth. Sometimes a bored cop can be just as bad as an active criminal. Great write and i like how you altered the line, 'Keeping the neighborhood safe
for you and me.'

it added alot of power to this piece.

[Aramey]

Sometimes venting with writing is an excellent way to get the word out. And a good point at the end I might add. Good read :)

[Brytt]

sometimes it's like V for Vendetta out there, huh? I always find it amazing how Americans (especially the white ones like me) always think that books like 1984 exaggerate a lot more than it really does.

[Dr. Kittin]

This really is wonderful, a great way to vent. I very much enjoy the transition from "protecting you and me" to "protecting you from me". Exelent, very exelent.

[Donald Meikle]

Good vent. Throw out the hooded sweatshirt! Why in Hell would you want to ride with them!