The Killing of George Floyd

Carey Rowland
1 min readJun 1, 2020

No criminal was he.

but rather, the victim of one,

as on the video we see.

No violent man was he.

but rather, a disciple of

the Prince of Peace he be.

No vagrant was he.

but rather a tireless worker

for the Lord in eternity.

As the slain blood of Abel

cried out to the ground

up to the Lord a sound

So now does George’s breath

cry out to the atmosphere

for God, and us, to hear:

“I can’t breathe,’

cried he

as the killer

pinned George down

to the ground.

Now Big George’s breath cries out

from the ground,

a righteous sound!

On the net it’s found

around the world, all ‘round.

“A life well done, my faithful one,”

the Lord says to George

as Big George went home

never more to roam.

As for the one who pinned him down,

the writing’s on the wall

to be seen by all

all the world around.

Mene

Mene Tekel

Upharsin

Peres

In Mene appolis,

in Mene appolis

You forced him,

Derek.

The writing’s on the wall

to be seen by all:

“I can’t breathe!”

As America seethes.

King of Soul

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Carey Rowland

Author and Publisher of 4 novels: Glass half-Full, Glass Chimera, Smoke, King of Soul; 1200+ blogs, musician, songwriter, poet, 43-year husband and father.