Last week, Nick Cannon spent some time in Dirty, Dirty Dallas and stopped by the 97.9 The Beat studios. Before he left for an event in Houston, the multi-talented business mogul and musician took a trip pass the Dallas Police Department’s headquarters where a large makeshift memorial has been constructed by supporters and citizens for the lives lost in July’s sniper attack that left five police officers dead and almost a dozen others wounded.
Yesterday, in his latest iteration of his weekly spoken word series #SpokenSundays, Cannon released “Dallas Flowers” on his Instagram account.
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Cannon likens the event to another famous assassination which took place in Dallas 53 years ago: The murder of United States President John F. Kennedy. The words to the touching piece:
Dallas Flowers
Dallas Flowers will never stop growing
Watered by the tears of innocent children
Delicately relished by millions
Dallas flowers blossom in November
Remember, 1963
Till July of 2016
Officers Ahrens, Smith, Thompson, Zamarippa and Krol
All very reminiscent of Kennedy
Did he really mean “Ask not what we did to this country but look at what this country did to me”?
Dallas flowers appear abundantly
Not as a reminder of tragedy
But as a reminder of humanity
A reminder of how much police and black lives are mattering
So make sure these Dallas flowers aren’t sent in vain
Let’s plant a seed of purpose
Instead of planting seeds of pain
Because every flower blooms from the dirt
But who knew our color subsequently grew from the root of all this hurt
We’re bruised
Black and Blue
Black and Blue
Dallas Flowers
The End
A reminder of how much police and black lives are mattering
So make sure these Dallas flowers aren’t sent in vain
Let’s plant a seed of purpose
Instead of planting seeds of pain
Because every flower blooms from the dirt
But who knew our color subsequently grew from the root of all this hurt
We’re bruised
Black and Blue
Black and Blue
Dallas Flowers
Thousands of Cannon’s fans left comments of gratitude on the post. Thank you for using your platform for good, Nick!