WHEN YOU HEAR PEOPLE SAY “BURN DOWN THE AMERICAN PLANTATION” for the Revolutionary Abolitionist Movement (RAM) Look at it this way: “sometimes you have to burn things down To rebuild.” This is where the QuikTrip that belonged to the man Who called the cops on Mike Brown used to be. The precinct That deployed the cops who murdered George Floyd used To be here. & over here there used to be a Target. & over here There used to be a CVS. & over here there was a corner store That sold cans of soda for $1 a pop & white t-shirts for $10 each. A building where slave traders sold slaves during the Civil War Once stood here. That used to be the deli where Latasha Harlins was murdered by Soon Ja Du. That used to be A Mercedes-Benz dealership. The Wendy’s where Rayshard Brooks was murdered by cops used to be here. This used To be the center of the world’s automotive industry. & when The marches turned into riots the cop cars were parked here Here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here (Wendy Trevino)
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Incredible, amazing poem.