True Story

Black Man, Blue Jeans, T-shirt, Short Cropped Hair
5/19/07



Black man, blue jeans, t-shirt
And short cropped hair
That's the description that I apparently fit
Like some unlucky lotto I'd suddenly hit

Black man, blue jeans, t-shirt
And short cropped hair
Just a bit of my time, and a photo ID
That was all they would need and again I'd be free

Oh, just one minute more, sir,
'til my partner arrives
I'm sure once he sees you you'll be on your way
With sincerest apologies and have a nice day

But one after another
More backup arrived
Enlightenment, I guess, made me think to stay cool
For the wise man must, now and then, suffer the fool

Had my smile turned to anger
It would have been different
But, flanked and surrounded, I gave them no cause
For cold looks and cold steel must give men pause

And eventually released
By Krupke and crew
The description they gave made me ponder the question
Was it "T-shirt" or "blue jeans" that got all that attention?

Black man, blue jeans, t-shirt
And short cropped hair




(Sad to say this really did happen to me last week.)