He Treated Her Like A Man
He stuck a foot in her back 'cause she
Ain't know how to act
He treated her like she was a man
She talked on her cell too loud, so he
Slammed her on the ground
He treated her like she was a man
She bucked at a cop, so her
Body got dropped
He treated her like she was a man
The cop ain't care that a
Fetus was in there
He treated her like she was a man
All on the news
Many people are confused
Why'd he treat that pregnant woman like a man?
But the Police Department's policy stresses
Gender neutral equality
They'll treat a pregnant black woman like she's a man
Here are the real questions:
Did the cop treat her like she's a man
Or
Did he treat her like she's black?
Paul Blakeford
Paul Blakeford is the pen name for a man who can't
afford to give you his real one. But the real man
works a day job, writes fiction in addition to poetry,
and is a musician, artist and a martial artist. He's a
father, brother, cousin, grandson, friend and hasn't
always been the best husband. He prefers to remain
anonymous because his more conservative friends and
religious wife would have a stroke if they knew he
wrote this type of stuff----that's if they haven't
figured it out already. His self-published chapbooks
and free poems are available at
www.lulu.com/paulblakeford.
