holiday?

holiday?

400+ years of oppression

cannot and must not

be ignored

swept under the rug

the wrongs of

our forefathers

of white christian

wealthy men must not

be ignored

the weights of slavery

the evils of reconstruction

the encouraged racism

blatant and flagrant

segregation

voices unheard

voting rights non-existent

a lack of protections

civil rights denied

economic limitations

lack of education

400+ years of oppression

is not fixed

with a national holiday

celebrating juneteenth

as a nation

we have failed our own

yes virginia

black lives matter

african slaves built this country

everything we have

past and present

was built

on foundation set

with the blood

of slaves

with the beatings

with the rapes

with the murders

of owned peoples

of owned people

we are a sick people

we are a sick nation

we are a racist nation

we are guilty

an extra day off

does nothing 

to fix this grave error

we have failed our own

we are destined to carry

the weight of our forefathers

and present-day racism

400+years of oppression

is not fixed with a holiday