oppression
Exquisite beyond wonder, woman
layers peeled back like sheets on a 100 degree night
heavy with discomfort and wet
from tears and my hearts breaking
For 77 min they waited to go inside
For 77 mins they waited to save their lives
Why?
Were their lives not that important?
My country… Tis of thee. Bittersweet land, apparition of liberty. So long withheld from me… Of thee I see Land where my fathers died, Land where the pilgrims cried. A…
By GL In The memory of Distant memories that burns the chest Like sips of Hennessey No chaser Chased by smug-faced oppressors Whose job it is to arrest us Oppress…
By MJR A great man ain’t always the interpreter of great things For he is imperfect in the eyes of those selfishly unwilling to make change Yet life offers up all the free-will…