Poet's Corner: "America's Own (Tribute to Aiyana Jones)"

 I heard a song from Motown --
A Supreme ballad --
And my thoughts drift
To Aiyana Jones:
Shot by the police
In the middle of her home.
Detroit's own,
Aiyana Jones.

Just seven years old,
Sleeping with a princess
Dream in her head -- maybe.
We'll never know,
Because she was fatally
Shot in her home.
Detroit's own,
Aiyana Jones.

And the cameras were
Rolling. I'd like to see
The first 48 hours of
Her father, as he deals
With being pressed in
A puddle of his lil' girl's
Blood; in the middle
Of the home.
Detroit's own,
Aiyana Jones.

Now, memorialized in
Tragedy; immortalized
In poem.
America's own
Aiyana Jones.

By A. Jarrell Hayes

Aiyana Jones is a 7-year old girl that was shot and killed by police in the middle of her Detroit home. The police were looking for a murder suspect, but did not cared about any civilians in the home. In fact, the suspect was apprehended in the apartment above the one where Aiyana slept. The Detroit police used flashed grenades and stormed the apartment with guns ready. The scene was part of the reality TV show "The First 48 Hours." The Detroit police have yet to release the video of the encounter. Show your support and sign the petition for the release of the video at http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/aiyanajones. Thanks.

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