Strange Light
Adapted from Strange Fruit, by Abel Meeropol
Published in Rag Mag Revival Vol 2 - 2021
Sirens here shed a strange light
Blood on the streets that shines in the night
Black fingers flexing, empty and wide
Red sirens flash and then Black bodies die.
Patriotic scene of the men in blue
Hoodies and jeans, hands up don’t shoot
That gallant mission, serve and protect -
Then you wrap your arm around his neck.
Here is a light for the blood to shine
For the kids to trust, for the world to blind,
For the free to fear, for the dead to know
This is a dark and evil glow.
