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WIND
“Derek Chauvin is guilty
Of being white”
Trolls the nutjob at Gab
Safely out of sight
A weak little exhale
With spittle and spite
From a bigtime investor
In God-given right
To crush a human
With dark skin’s windpipe
Under your knee
With impish delight
Thin blue lines of blood
For oxygen fight
We will not go silent
Into that good night!
Of being white”
Trolls the nutjob at Gab
Safely out of sight
A weak little exhale
With spittle and spite
From a bigtime investor
In God-given right
To crush a human
With dark skin’s windpipe
Under your knee
With impish delight
Thin blue lines of blood
For oxygen fight
We will not go silent
Into that good night!
Published 21st Apr 2021
Author's Note
WIND topic offered by my wife Danielle
All writing remains the property of the author. Don't use it for any purpose without their permission.
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22nd Apr 2021 11:06pm
22nd Apr 2021 11:07pm
Thank you for giving this one some love. I did some re-writes putting this together, and wasn't sure how folks would receive it, though I knew I was proud of it.
22nd Apr 2021 11:12pm
It's a poetic truth, Kumar. Anyone else's opinion doesn't define you or the poem.
22nd Apr 2021 11:56pm
Thank you. I know. I write until it meets my own standard, and then I publish. I know I don't need validation, but I still always want it.
23rd Apr 2021 00:06am
That's the human part. Everyone has it. You're doing a stellar job as a Team member and entrant. We appreciate you.
23rd Apr 2021 3:07pm
This is a great piece highlighting deep truths. I echo, Ahavati. I doesn’t matter what other people think. Speak your heart.
Just this week in a major city nearby, cops shot and killed a 16 year old African American girl. The gun was the first thing they reached for. She could have been subdued. My blood boils.
BLACK LIVES MATTER ✊🏿 ✊🏾✊🏽
#BreonnaTaylor #SayHerName
“Today is a good day to arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor”
Just this week in a major city nearby, cops shot and killed a 16 year old African American girl. The gun was the first thing they reached for. She could have been subdued. My blood boils.
BLACK LIVES MATTER ✊🏿 ✊🏾✊🏽
#BreonnaTaylor #SayHerName
“Today is a good day to arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor”
23rd Apr 2021 5:00pm
