Travesty

Skittles, iced tea, hoodie. Seventeen years
old. It’s raining and he’s just walking around. Very
suspicious. Though cops tell Zimmerman to stay
in his truck, he needs to find a street sign. One vers-
ion claims self-defense. Fox News anchors rave
about gold teeth, suspension, drugs. Show Trayv-
on pose tough, blow smoke. Never vary
the message. Mock Rachel Jeantel, her tart
tongue mumbling, That’s real reta-
rded, sir.
Dumb. Black. Thug. The strate-
gy works. The dead kid’s guilty. The defense can rest.