Movie Star

The people who know me

really know me

are not the ones

the judge and jury want to hear from

It’s as if they wanted to hear a story about

some other kid

It’s as if they wanted to watch a movie about

some other kid

The prosecutor, with his fancy words

his hard evidence

wrote the script, directed the scene

cast just the right actor

to play this kid from the hood

who beat up a white kid really bad

so bad

that he can’t wake up

to tell the truth