who murdered jimmie lee

[ a picture and a poem - day three ]

who murdered jimmie lee jackson

while he sat in mack's cafe

panting for marion county's peace?

who maimed and drowned his body

down by a river in money, mississippi? 

who pulled out a gun, 
shot his hooded figure

over some candy and some gum

somewhere in sanford city?

who left him out in ferguson

like roadkill in the street? 

who wrapped cold, callous
hands around his neck
until he couldn't breathe? 

who murdered jimmie lee?

how many fingers were on that trigger?

someone, please, tell me.

there was a heavy fog of death

looming around you and me,

so we didn't get a good look,

we still can't see.

and those poor black boys,

well, now they can't even speak.

lord, someone, please, tell me,

what murdered jimmie lee? 

- inspired by selma