White Sheets & Steel Badges Poem by Negus DeRulely
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White Sheets & Steel Badges
Rating: ★5.0
Earthly power given to
Insipid men stuck their ways,
I somehow fit the description
Of a complaint that was never made.
Protect and serves is more
Like persecute and harass,
Streets run red when white sheets
Are substituted for a gun and steel badge
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: power,racism
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8/29/2026 12:49:04 PM # rel_20260827T145718Z_a0f1bd3
An insightful depiction of racism and police brutality, well articulated and elegantly brought forth in good poetic diction with conviction. A lovely poem indeed. Thanks for sharing Negus. Please read my poem CHILDREN OF CRUEL FATE.