Al Sharpton AWOL When Blue LIves Executed

Police officers upon receiving their badge swear to go forth and protect and serve

Not to go forth and die to satisfy some sick coward who believes death is what all cops deserve

Deputy Darren Goforth of the Harris County Sheriff’s office was a ten year vet

For his going forth to protect and serve the citizens of Harris County owe him a great debt

Deputy Goforth after an uneventful traffic stop

Drove to a gas station to his tanks to fill to the top

When unseen and from behind came Shannon Miles, a long rap sheet  black

Like all cowards shot this deputy in the head and in the back

An innocent deputy on the ground bleeding slowly out

Shot again and again by Miles, to end this one sided deadly bout

Where is Al Sharpton to this execution with street rallies protest?

Where is the DOJ Hate Crime Unit to a hate crime suggest?

So Black Lives Matter only when by police they are killed?

But Blue Lives don’t; even when without provocation more caskets with them are filled

No warrants being served, not an attempt to a criminal arrest, not even a traffic stop

No just a sick mind deciding it was time to without warning walk up and execute a cop

And Black Lives don’t, when the gun is held by another black

Pathetic way in cases of murder for a society to react

All lives mater, be they black, brown, white, yellow, red and all colors in between

Regardless of the color of the shooter sought at another one too many crime scene

© August 30, 2015, Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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