if it is true
an old rope chokes the American Flag
once again
Free bodies travel fearfully underground
once again
if it is true
Ida’s tenacity has pounded on locked doors
once again
Malcolm’s scowl has deepened in revolution
once again
Americans hang their heads
and clutch their hopes like holy bibles
once again
once again
Harriet, shotgun at the ready,
reminds her people:
“The way to freedom is Northward.
We’ve passed too many Pillars of Salt–
caught between moving forward and looking back.
Keep marchin forward like you ought–
I gots the strength you lack.”
“Not again
Not again”
Emmett mutters a prayer
“Not again
Lord, not again.”
Emmett can only stare
if it is true
Maya frowns,
“shoulders falling down
like tear drops,
weakened by her soulful cries”
once again
we’re forced to fear the truth
as much as we fear the lies
-Rahk. (R. Person),
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