Ode to JFK Jr.

The big splash in the ocean
made a big splash across the news.
Another Kennedy gone.
The dream gone down with a plane.

What about that poor ghetto boy
who never received a glance
because you thought he might
rob your white ass?

Yeah, he was expendable,
didn't even make the blotter
because it was just another
"bust a cap on your ass" routine
in the hood.

And the Ese, who got jacked up
on some bad dope bought
into the barrio by some
untouchable powerful dark force?

Yeah, he's deep six.

No one cared.
No one even knew.
Because their life is cheap.

What might they have accomplished
if given a chance?
A chance to be treated like people
with potential,
not like common criminals?

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