They Say There's a Riot (Poem)

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May Allgire. “They Say There’s a Riot (Poem).”, Documenting Ferguson, accessed February 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/ferguson/item/54993

Title: They Say There's a Riot (Poem)
Description: They Say There's a Riot

men sure like their bullets
they like them more than
they love
any
thing

it is not enough for them
to piss away their own dull lives
they must take aim
at birds
at beauty
at black children

the trouble with their guns
is that the barrels are not curved
and the bullets fire out
in the wrong direction

--May Allgire
Date: 08/13/14
Creator: May Allgire
Posted Date: 2014-09-21 14:50:11
Rights: See rights page
Identifier: df_8557

May Allgire. “They Say There’s a Riot (Poem).”, Documenting Ferguson, accessed February 10, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/ferguson/item/54993