20151129 (serving, protecting)

Malissa Williams, Timothy Russell chased by 62 police cars. Thirteen police unloaded 137 rounds
into Russell's car. It was deemed impossible to determine which of the rounds fired by whom
actually killed them. Started with a signal violation in downtown Cleveland and a backfire mistaken
For gunshots. 

I was on a hill this afternoon

At Heritage Middle School’s

Parking lot where three years 

Ago Timothy Russell and 

Malissa Williams were shot

By thirteen Cleveland Police 

One hundred thirty seven times

They were unarmed I looked 

Around at those attending 

To note this anniversary

Mostly Black people family

The usual smattering of dyed-

In-the-wool lefties ax-grinding

Communists some Malcolm X

Advocates a Channel 5 news

Crew who left midway through

The speakers other leaders of the 

Protest organizing committee who 

Promised a follow-up gathering

Before the city council meeting

At Cleveland city hall next week

There’s been a lot of discussion

About the facts and the feelings

Surrounding this most disgraceful

Law enforcement fiasco how 

Russell and Williams were no 

Angels just like Trayvon Martin

Michael Brown Eric Garner

Freddie Gray before them how

No one would have died if they had 

Like Freddie Gray Michael Brown

Eric Garner Trayvon Martin

Just stopped running away from

The police or in Trayvon Martin’s

Case surrendered to George 

Zimmerman pseudo-cop

Considering the whole chase

Began with a signal violation

And a backfire mistaken for

A gunshot why did it have 

End with a Blues Brothers chase

Scene only twenty five bullets 

Fewer than the takedown

Of Bonnie and Clyde known

Armed criminals one speaker

Counted out one hundred thirty

Seven shots for drama’s sake

In actuality the racket must have 

Been enormous on that field

Echoing even till today

Police Officer Brelo who

Stood atop the hood of Russell’s

Car pumped a gunful of rounds 

Directly into the windshield

Heads and shoulders was found

Innocent of killing the two the 

Examiner was unable to determine

Exactly which of the many bullets

Had actually killed the riddled

Victims where were all the witnesses 

To this Keystone Kops misadventure 

How much did these Black lives

Matter the families split three 

Million dollars from the city

Autopsies showed Williams coked 

Out of her mind Russell drunk in

Addition it was a horrible no good 

Bad day all around for all 

God's children

c. J.S.Manista, 2015