speak no ill
they say to speak no ill of the dead
as if once they’re dead
they get a free pass
from being held accountable of all the shit they did
abusers donated to cancer research
and so we don’t mention how they hit their wives
nazis made beautiful art
and so we forget the marches they organized
grand wizards talked of mental health
and so the crosses they burned are pushed to the side
a president
and a senator
died recently
we forget
the iraq war killed thousands
good deeds don’t cancel slurs
speak no (all) ill of the dead
remind others of their great (awful) legacy
of what they did
the people who deserve to rest in peace
are the people they hurt
the people they killed
