Heavy as Skin
What should be done about the memory of slavery?
When will be the day
Where all colors unite,
And everyone will say
That there be a day and night?
A time to remember the brutal
Reality of slavery told true,
Where forgetting would be futile
And every moment held close to you.
The tightly woven tales
Of cities made of bone
Amongst the sharks and whales
In the Middle Passage zone.
So, a day and night to reflect
Would spark new thought.
Instead of trying to deflect
All people will remember who fought.
Memory as heavy as skin should fuel this date.
All ideas are welcome and when it gets here, don’t be late.
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