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WARNING! Some poems contain explicit language.
Im sorry Mrs. Parks and Dr. King,
You fought for a dream!...that is now barely conceived.
11 years 3 weeks ago
Actions that transpired to bring us a better today,
From the past to the present, paved the way,
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Is it gone, dissapeared, invisble?
though we turn blind eyes we cannot unsee
cannot undo what has been done
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Stifled. Smothered.
Caged by others.
What’s crucial and essential—
Not your words.
Their expectations.
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I am not an animal,
but the leash is pulled ever tighter.
I can think for myself,
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Civil rights has been a fight all through time
Always different people always different things
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At first sight,
Her white skin melted the eyes of a bystander
Her rosy lips curved that of a muse
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they watch the news
like it’s
a made for tv
movie
they don’t understand
that it’s
real people
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Many greats before us have come and gone
Many have fought hard and have won
Their effort has come with great reward
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