Who do you protect?
Who do you serve?
After work, cops, they burn crosses.
A pact to infiltrate authorities,
infiltrating the military,
trading sheets for suits,
forcing races into tension.
Who do you protect?
What do you serve?
An FBI says cops work with white supremacists.
Never been but in prison, that's called a snitch.
Who do you serve?
What do you protect?
Cops link with right-wing militias.
The shadows of their shields hide faces.
Who do you protect?
Who do you serve?
(© 2020 Andrew Cyr)
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