UNTITLEDA Poem by ROXANE DORSEYdeath follows da black man through time
FROM FIELDS W/LYNCHING
to CORNERS W/GUNS IT'S NOT MEANT FOR A BLACK MAN TO RUN RUN FROM TO WHERE FROM WHETHER AN UNK TOM TO A FAVORITE UNCLE TOMMY OR JUST A PLAIN FAMILY MAN WILL DO. IN DUE TIME HISTORY GONNA CHANGE. AS DEW WEIGHS IN ON THE EARTH, HISTORY DUE TO REPEAT ITSELF. HIS STORY REPEATS THYSELF WITH NEW BORN SPIRITS & IN A NEW FORM WAY OF ONE RACE REPEATING A MOTHER'S CRYING SONG OF SALTY TEARS. "I WANT MY SON, GIVE ME MY BOY"! HE WAS JUST A CHILD WAITING TO TURN INTO A GROWING YOUNG MAN.
© 2017 ROXANE DORSEYAuthor's Note
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Added on August 8, 2017 Last Updated on August 8, 2017 AuthorROXANE DORSEYbaltimore, MDAboutlove poetry since it has been embedded in my mind deeply way back when I was 4 years old. A very good reader in pre-school. Nursery rhymes tuned me in even deeper. more..Writing
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