It was a New Orleans-style funeral parade that stretched
from
Minneapolis to Houston
from
United Kingdom to New Zealand
from
France to Columbia...
we all have one or more of him...
he went by his middle name, Perry
we have the same initials
his name is Perry Floyd... his name is Perry...
please... don't forget
us, ashamed residents of Minneapolis have more than a few undigestible facts...
Perry and Derek were both security guards at a Minneapolis night club
when Derek was summoned to Cupp Foods that fated day...
why didn't he say...
"Another cop should do this, I know that guy." ?
why wasn't this mentioned at trial?
before, and after, MPD police continue to shoot and kill unarmed black men
citizens of Minneapolis unmindfully voted against restructuring the MPD...
is that their blood on your hands?
THESE FACTS ARE NOT IN EVIDENCE...
now the flags, the regalia, and the flowers are all gone
how the horns and drums are now silenced
voices hoarse, without usual force
whatever trash was left on city streets of the parade path for Perry is buried
like Perry
being here, now, in what passes as a city
is undigestible and unbreathable
innumerable ways
we can't breathe either sadly, or is it?
About the Creator
Patricia Fox
Patricia obtained her BA from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and her MFA from Augsburg University in Creative Writing. She is an award-winning filmmaker, screenwriter, and playwright. She is also a published nonfiction writer.
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