When the long arm of the law
belongs to an assassin
and protests alone
can bring no satisfaction
is the only choice left
to have a violent reaction
Bloods running hot
it’s beginning to boil
and the president’s
words are like fuel oil
to nourish the flames
and add to the turmoil
From a bunker he cries
“Shoot em all dead”
“They’re just thugs”, he lies
“Can’t let them live”
“They’re not rich or white”
“They’ve nothing to give”
An inept congress
is so indecisive
they can’t make a move
without the advice of
the business man
waiting for better prices
Respect for our brothers
has long gone away
It’s so easy for us
to look the other way
when racism slips
into the fray
Hell, into the fray
it didn’t have to slip
It busted through
with an unsuspected pip
and grabbed at the throat
with a vise-like grip
So now the streets
are exploding
fires are raging
bullets are loading
one small spark
could send bodies floating
Can we all step back
just for a bit
let cooler heads
make sense of it
before the whole world
turns to shit
Let’s do our part
at the ballot booth
Where we can finally
learn the truth
if there’ll be a nation
left to give our youth
Jerry Brotherton 
Well written Jerry, honestly mate, so sorry for America with a fool and clown as president. from 2016 even as an Australian, i hate how that incompetent fool and his mafia family have ruined what was once a beacon (albeit with flaws, like us all) to the free world. Now that free world is hanging onto what is left without America as it has been. it makes me proud that aussie people are protesting peacefully in solidarity. Mate, we are just as bad for how we have treated first Australians, if trump were here i wouldn’t piss on him if he was on fire. Sorry mate, peace and love.
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Thank my friend. I pray that after election day we’ll see this moron standing in the unemployment line. But alas, that means another rich, old white man in his place.
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Good to see your return, Jerry. What a shame it took such peace-threatening events to mark your return (unless I have missed others). I hope your wish for a change in leadership of your magnificent country happens and can bring about a true greatness.
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Thanks Roland. Devastating times for sure for the USA
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So profound
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Thank you dear friend
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Hard hitting. Heartfelt. Thank goodness for Americans like you, Jerry. I hope all parties will draw back from the brink.
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We can only hope and pray and do what we can.
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Well said!
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Thanks my friend.
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My heart breaks for you, our neighbours to the south. 💔
So much sadness, heartache and lies. Wishing for strong and fair leadership going forward.
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We hope. I know here in Montana about 82% of the registered voters mailed their ballots this primary.
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