From my novel “Streets of Rage”

PROLOGUE

The little black guy was in the living room, kneeling on the floor as if in prayer. Papers were on the floor before him. A Bible was before him, too. He was intent upon what he was doing.

“Peace, god!” the youth who had entered the room said, watching the little black guy on the floor.

“Peace!”

The little black guy handed the youth a black school notebook.  He opened the book and read the neat handwriting. After half an hour he put the book down, sweat forming on his brow, his lips moving nervously, and said:

“You serious?”

“Yeah,”” the little black guy said; “it’s just a sacrifice.”

“But why kill a white man?”

“’Cause that’s the only way a Black Man can become god!” the little black guy screamed.

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About William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

William Eric Waters is an award-winning poet, fiction writer, essayist, educator, criminal-justice scholar, and nonprofit executive. Writing as William E. Waters, he is the author of the epic poem Black Shadows and Through the White Looking Glass and three poetry collections: Sometimes Blue Knights Wear Black Hats, The Black Feminine Mystique, and The Black Blood of Poetry. Under the pen name Easy Waters, he is the author of the novel Streets of Rage and the short-story collection Conundrums: Stories of Law & Justice. His work explores Black history, race, law, punishment, institutional power, accountability, redemption, and resilience.
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