| by brian francis A man laid out on hot tarmacadam Bound and tied cursed and blamed Held down, a weight upon his neck his pleading cries to beg for breath “The man” his knee of domination Symbolic of a nation’s shame Unchanging truths, hidden privilege A cast below that just goes un-named People rant, and rage, in their clusters Gather to watch the moment unfold Silenced twitching life fading ebbing One more negro dead on the ground The tide of anger tears and frustration Seeing unity, form of a disparate crowd To march as taught by long lost heroes To rise and gather to force some change Ignorance held, the highest pulpit Counter logic and thoughts untamed Power claimed to end the struggle Rebutted in the people’s name Now is the time to drive out the demons Those people who just refuse to accept Equality as the rule of our nation Needs to finally be the law of the lands Copyright 2021 brian francis |
To Take the Knee
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Wordsmith: At The Forge 