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"Let Freedom Reign"

A Poem In Solidarity to the #TheBlackLivesMatter Movement

By Danielle LaytonPublished 6 years ago β€’ 1 min read
"Let Freedom Reign"
Photo by Koshu Kunii on Unsplash

broken and bruised

stolen and enslaved

slashed and mistreated

priced the priceless

cursed and wounded

bought and stolen

ripped of identity

clothed in shame

raped and abused

uncalled by our name

ostracized and ridiculed

copied and mocked

it's truly a shame

we go through

oh do we go through

but the last shall be the first

and we overcame then

we shall overcome now

time and time again

let freedom reign

from the bellies of our hearts

and depths of our souls

let freedom reign

oh let freedom reign

-D. Layton

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