Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Arrested Development & Courting Panic #sonnet #poetry @ammonty @

http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/06/30/fort-worth-police-chief-that-faggot-had-it-coming

Fort Worth Police Chief: That Faggot Had It Coming

Arrested Development
The cops invade the Rainbow (queer bar) Lounge!
A ‘Stonewall shades’ was how it all began
Supposed gropes boozy sent several to the can:
The Fort Worth chief must legality scrounge.

One slender Chad was beaten to the ground
They claimed he touched a private part of man.
He’s left with clot of blood in brain to scan,
Though serious charges yet cannot be found.

The common lore is gays will always grope;
A ‘fact’ well known to all the ‘decent’ folk.
Those cheap-shot butts of homophobic joke:
What justice fair can these men dare to hope?

It’s Gibson, Chad, who may not quite survive.
Gay bashing loons? Oh, doing well, they thrive.

Courting Panic

The court of public opinion has a norm:
Gay panic defense is appropriate to rationalize
A murder most foul – When you demonize
Persons for lifestyle their truth you misinform.

A queer man’s touch of bod of one who’s straight
Is violence brute to macho’s love of self;
He puts compassion, kindness up on shelf:
“The hell with justice” actions fed by hate.”

The Fort Worth chief with righteous flare proclaims
‘You’re touched, advanced and groped in ways
Disgusting to all decent men -- such sick displays!
In lawful rage the lawman kicks and maims.

You, chief, with legal club in macho cave of men,
Now face pride’s flag: again, again, again.

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