Does anyone else, while they’re watching
the video of the cop shoot the black
man / boy / person / on the internet
pause the video right before it ends?
I do—It doesn’t matter if it’s the one
with Tamir or Oscar.
Sometimes, right before it gets to the end
I’ll stop it, then hit rewind—It’s always bizarre
witnessing the body rise and the cop
retreat, climb back into their car
before fleeing in reverse. Likewise, it is
strangely beautiful to see the snow
(un)red as the bullet exits the (un)dead
body and returns into the barrel’s black,
the boy / man / person / now standing,
walking. Does anyone else laugh
or manage a mischievous smile
imagining the look on death’s face?
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