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"He Took a Knee, Peacefully (For Less Than 8:46)"
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Thought Provocation by Jeph Johnson
He took a knee peacefully
So we banned him from the sport
We loved to watch him play for us
For a cause we'd not support
He took a knee peacefully
But we kept on killing more
Brutality and bullying
Too much to ignore
He took a knee peacefully
So we placed ours on his neck
The duration of three anthems,
No "Honor or Respect"
He took a knee peacefully
So we wedged ours in his neck
Is this how our society
Right now "Serves and Protects"?
He simply sought to peacefully kneel
To draw attention to our wrongs
How does smug audacity feel
Ignoring every protest song?
Now we know the tenacity's real
And progress an illusion we were undertaking
It was just the privilege's misguided ideal...
Our knees should indeed be shaking
