Bullet One—man trying to open a car door
so he can bring comfort to his children
Bullet Two—cell phones record the images
in disbelief
Bullet Three—kids are in the car,
wondering why their daddy
is lying on the ground, not moving
Bullet Four—policemen coordinate their stories
so that what we see with our eyes
are simply alternative facts to truth
Bullet Five—nights of social unrest
turn to violence, Fox news
preaches law and order
Bullet Six—late night hosts mock police
with not so subtle jabs at their
let's wait to see the facts excuses
Bullet Seven—fathers have another discussion
with their black sons about how to survive
another day in a dying while black world
Peter Witt lives in Texas, writes poetry about a variety of topics including issues of social justice.