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In unity there is strength
And shared sorrows weigh less heavy upon the heart

Thank you so much for your report on this Brotha! It’s deeply appreciated!

Solidarity  brother.

We all have to fight the good fight! Thank you so much!

Remarkable entry Lo

Thank you Brotha! The remarkable thing was the journey the day gave me.  The group started at Bryant Park ... down to Union Square ... then through Washington Park and back up to Union. Turning onto 14th we merged with another group to bond into over 3000 strong.  From there it was down to the court house and then into the Wall Street - Battery Park area!

Things got dicey then, as the police started pushing back to make arrest for violating the curfew.

I appreciate both the strength and pain in this piece,   “A knee on his neck long before that day”  Is such strong imagery and a reminder that what some may have thought as “progress” being made in our society may have just been fantasy.  But there is still hope, as you and others knell in prayer.  

Thank you so much for taking the time to read and explore this piece.  I've been staying busy with the BLM movement by largely attending positive rallies and marches.  The best was helping paint the two BLM murals in my native Harlem, NYC.

https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/videos-drone-footage-captures-black-lives-matter-street-murals-across-nyc

Peace.

i have sat on this poem for quite a while. coming back to it and wanting to say something about it. and i still can't find the words. so i'll just say this:

the last stanza is the key to this whole damn mess.

"So I kneel  
Trying to find the answer  
And they kneeled with me too"

perfect.  

I don’t mind that you took a moment until you were ready to comment; understandable. I’m just glad you did.

I had to take a moment myself to take a break from the protests, vigils, and rallies myself for a self imposed quarantine period.  In trying to keep a man from getting into a physical confrontation with the police at a rally, I feared I’d infected myself with the virus again (although extremely rare).

He was yelling at the police so violently without a mask, I could taste the cigarettes and liquor on his breath.

I’ve since tested negative, so it’s back to work.