Justified Ignorance

A poem about current events

Life as we know it will change everyday

Seems like disgust and repulsions are here to stay

If ignorance is bliss then what’s outright crime?

Turning our heads, every time 

Oblivious to pain, drunk to shame

Is it really a party if we hold the blame?

It wasn’t me, I did not know

I was just there waiting;

 For a great show 

Authority outraged!

Public Outraged!

Police brutality

People raped 

I read about it; I hear about it, it’s what I see…

This current event history:

Some say down with the law,

Killing us; is the final straw

Others say we just don’t care

‘bout that girl laying over there 

Some will run and hide,

Some will get arrested,

Some will cry out

Some just stand aside 

From within they shout

To themselves; feeling just

When another voice says we must… 

Whatever the group does

The safety clouts

Toting our bravery

In duffle bag spouts 

Get on the plane

Get outta town

Move to another city

Don’t hang around 

Talk about them,

Make them enemies

Steal them gems

Forget empathy when

It’s not you.

Author's Note