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A Moment of Silence for Black America
By R.C. TaylorPublished 2 years ago • Updated 2 years ago • 1 min read
Photo by Obi - @pixel8propix on Unsplash
Sistah, sistah, tell me something!
Is there a reason that there is such a
LOUD QUIET
echoing throughout the
nation when we are still screaming that WE
CAN'T BREATHE, strangled gasps
erupting down family trees?
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This poem is an entry to Vocal's acrostic challenge:
About the Creator
R.C. Taylor
I write to invoke, to process, to honor, to resurrect, and—sometimes—to grieve but, above all, I write to be free.
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