LOSS OF A LIFE.
LOSS OF COMPOSURE.
LOSS OF TRUST.
LACK OF MEDIA EXPOSURE.
 
PEOPLE CLAIM THIS.
& PEOPLE CLAIM THAT.
SO MANY OPINIONS FLUNG AROUND,
THAT PEOPLE FORGET THE FACTS
 
THERE'S GOOD & BAD IN EVERY GROUP
SO WHY SHOULD POLICE BE AN EXCEPTION?
LIKE THEY COULD NEVER STEP A FOOT WRONG
SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY ARE PAID FOR OUR 'PROTECTION'
 
EVERY YEAR PEOPLE DIE IN POLICE CUSTODY
FAMILY MEMBERS NOT GIVEN ANY FORM OF EXPLANATION.
THE MAJORITY OF US HOLD SOME FORM OF PREJUDICE
THAT BLUE UNIFORM DOES NOT SUDDENLY RID SOMEONE OF THIS.
 
THOSE PROGRAMMED BY MEDIA FAIL TO SEE
THAT WHAT WAS ONCE WORN WITH PRIDE
IS NOW OFTEN USED AS A DISGUISE
MASKING THE CORRUPTION THAT LYES INSIDE
 
IF YOU WEAR A HOODY
YOU WILL PROBABLY BE FEARED,
YET IT IS MORE LIKELY THAT A MAN IN BLUE
HAS RECENTLY MADE A LIFE DISAPPEAR.
 
I wrote this poem shortly after the riots erupted within the U.K, after the death of Mark Duggan (R.I.P).
This poem is the result of the frustration that I felt at the time towards a number of people who simply shrugged their shoulders at the situation, and believed that 'the police were only doing their job'. I believe that there are two sides to EVERY story, yet the majority of people seem to simply accept whatever version of events  that the media are providing them with.... without questioning the situation and / or possible ulterior motives.