One day we will care, I imagine
One day may never come

But if it does, with joy
I've prepared this one

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Good riddance to… 
 
Any race-ism
Reduction via debasement
Black negativity 
     - as it appeared in everyday language

Anti-social media
     - where discourse was amplified
             without fostering deeper understanding

Forced sterilization
Compulsory gestation 
     - Woman as form lacking function

All exploitation 
War and war crimes
When donations and food banks 
     - were the new breadline

Good riddance to…
     Higher learning that kept us at our lowest level

Now we can proudly speak of true human exceptionalism...
     with joy

Thank you, Sanaa and the dVerse team. (too many words for a quadrille but thanks again for the prompt.)

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