“When in the Course of Inhuman Events …”

by Ron Lucas / August 7th, 2016

Philando Castile
made the mistake
of thinking the
Second Amendment,
of thinking the
Constitution,
applied to
him.

He forgot he
was
three-fifths
of a

human being.

The officer
reminded him.
with one bullet
per fifth.
And one more
for good measure;

to be safe.

To finish off
the beast
those
wise Founders
thought the
rest of
him

to be.

Ron Lucas is an autodidactic, former factory and warehouse laborer. His poetry has appeared, off and on, in various publications for years. Read other articles by Ron.

This article was posted on Sunday, August 7th, 2016 at 8:03am and is filed under Poetry.