Another day another riot with more destruction, burning and looting
Hooded figures venting their primal convictions on innocent residents there is no disputing
Joined by a multitude of malcontents who revel in lawlessness but don’t own a single belief
Using a protest to loot and destroy and knowing current laws won’t label them as a thief
But is their idea of mob rule any different than the KKK’s robe wearing intimidation
Riding through the night bearing torches, ropes and whips terrorizing the targeted population
Now armed with bricks, fireworks and frozen bottles they wade into the fray
Adding to the medias’ delight as nightly newscasts watch society’s decay
Narrow minded bigoted zealots feeling safety in numbers and too cowardly to show their face
Empowered by democratic rule, hiding behind social causes and law enforcement’s fall from grace
Terrorizing innocent people has been a tactic used by bullies for years
Reveling in the fact that a person’s hard work and stature has been reduced to pain and tears
Enforcing a message to the unarmed and peaceful citizens that they set the rules
Violence, destruction, and looting are all part of their unwarranted tools
Whether it’s burning a cross in 1962 or defacing a church in 2020 it’s a symbol of injudicious power
While the recipients of this criminal activity are expected to yield and cower
What is criminal and what is not is now a floating set of ideals
Destruction is acceptable, violence condoned and a looter steals
Prosecutors know who these thuggish goons are (and were) and have long turned their backs
Criminality doesn’t apply when you favor their goals and close your eyes to their attacks
The days of the wild west are rapidly approaching and there ain’t no Wyatt Earp in sight
Just weak kneed mayors and governors hiding behind their guarded walls while fires light the night
An Observer of Life in Bad Poetry 