written in response to the death of George Floyd
riot police
in the gathering dark
a black boy
on his father's shoulders
holds a sign, I can't breathe
NeverEnding Story, May 29 2020
FYI: The tanka is a sequel to the following poem I wrote for Eric Garner
blindfolded Justice
holding her scales and sword
in the square
row upon row of black men
chanting I can't breathe
PoemHunter, December 6, 2014
A Room of My Own: Shard of Sunlight Tanka
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*just to be alive ...*
one long shard of sunlight
through a gap
in the bedroom curtains
touches my tear-streaked face
FYI: L1 alludes to the following:
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