Now When

Singing songs of slavery

With pleasure
History’s harshness hisses at me
sibilantly:

Child

Descendant of slaves
In this civilized world of
self-interests
You’re not free
Will never be

Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt

Thank you Sammi – A new word for my vocab!

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