We are all vibrant
A myriad of colors
Eradicating
Harmful free radicals found
In humanities garden
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Tag Archives: racism
Indiscriminately ~ #Tanka #Poem
Sultry wind danced
To melodic fluttering
With all of the leaves
Every shape, size and color
Tangoed together at once
Oh yes, a prompt with an extra twist – sponsored by Colleen Chesebro at: https://colleenchesebro.com/2017/12/12/colleens-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-62-bells-past/
Law Enforcement
Letās cut the red tape and protective tethers
Away from the modern-day views that now prove
We have digressed from equality and respect
Excessive force hides behind bulletproof vests
Notwithstanding casualties within their own nests
Force sworn to serve and protect the community
Our peace officers no longer represent a unity
Revolting in desperate anguish from city-to-city
Countless loved ones die and all we can do is cry
Empathy and mercy is hard with justice uncharged
Memorials, a form of mediaās art that bleeds dark
Emptying of conscience for the lives unfairly taken
Never to know future dreams stopped in the making
Tempered by the honorable few not forsaken
*Acrostic Poetry
This piece was written as part of collaborative effort, which was rejected for its aggression. Ā I respect thatĀ I’ll never really know what it’s like, as I am white. Ā However, I know the difference between wrong and right, so I choose to stand on the side of humanity.
As the saying goes, perception is reality, and this is simply a creative reflection on how I see things around me. It is not meant to fuel any hate or animosity. I see good and bad in everybody, especially our police.
No Victors #Peace
How many of you
Are willing to give and take
As we continue
To have this killing debate
Without a championship
Protests Rage (repost)
You had the ability to stifle much of this anger
By simply modifying your nonchalant demeanor
Express a symptom of human compassion and remorse
For ending a life early, in the line of duty, you enforced
Words you so carefully choose with an inexpressive face
Reflects solely on your disgrace and fuels community rage
Break your silence with something worth hearing; a sincere apology
Give the distraught community something else to believe
Or continue to maintain a faultless conscious as protests rage
Across this great and mighty nation where justice canāt assuage
Seeking Peace
Might we find new ways of managing
By holding hands of understanding
As we let go of our infectious biases
Stop treating color as if it were psoriasis
One might say that I’ve had enough
I’m warming up to humanity’s touch
There’s only one way we can overcome
Banding together till the plight is won
