The jacket

The jacket

A Poem by Steven Paul Romero
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An analogy of privilege

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Sewn from white threads of privilege
with invisible bolts of hate
A garment donned at birth
A hand-me-down of fate

Seen only by the eyes of those
who never wore it

© 2020 Steven Paul Romero


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Added on June 7, 2020
Last Updated on June 9, 2020
Tags: Racism, white privilege

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Steven Paul Romero
Steven Paul Romero

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I am a retired communications software engineer. Other than an occasional poem and technical writing professionally, I have not been a prolific writer. I started this journey into writing about ca.. more..

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