Good vs. Ice by Jesse Wells [On the ICE Murder, fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. John/Togs Tognolini]

I've had more dangerous encounters at

gas station counters in the Walmart parking lot.

But the smaller the man,

the quicker the plan goes to somebody's getting shot.

Kevlar and jeans, a mask and a gun and a

badge for everyone in the mob.

You probably don't need to shoot someone in

the face to do the thing that you're

calling a job. How's work? Well, they

got us shooting women now. How's the

pay? Well, there's a bonus if you're wanting in.

How's the hours?

We shoot them in the daylight

and then we steal them away in the dark of the night.

Only the best and the brightest.

Only the finest get to put on the sacred mask.

If you ever been fired, congrats.

You're hired for this particular task.

Now they'll circle the wagons,

drape the man in a flag, and say,

"Don't trust what your eyes can see."

They'll say, "It's her fault instead for getting shot

in the head when we all watch the same damn thing.

Jesse Wells starts his Australian Tour in Naarm/Melboure at Richmond's Corner Hotel on January 19 and 21 here are his other gigs and cities.