Dear Artist, we have decided to paint over your mural.
It doesn’t fit our standards.
Dear Artist, we feel you don’t understand our community,
which is your community.
Dear Artist, we decided to paint over your painting
because it’s not the message we want to send to our children,
the grown-ups, the brave police officers
who bully our streets.
Dear Artist, we wanted something we all could be proud of,
if this was in private, we would understand.
Dear Artist, this isn’t about your race or sex or orientation.
This is about us, our community,
which is your community.
Dear Artist, we have painted over your art.
We wanted to include everyone.