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
Butterfly Dream: Ant Hill Haiku by Laryalee Fraser
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*English Original*
ant hill ...
all these words searching
for a voice
*Simply Haiku*, 6:3, Autumn 2008
Laryalee Fraser
*Chinese Translation (Traditiona...