Surrendering to Love
By Leslie Noyes
Hate is thick out there
Marching through the city streets
Tearing us apart
Love is present, too
Quieter, yet pervasive
Calling for action
Now we have the choice
To which do we surrender?
I'll always choose love
Tag: hatred
Weary
more deaths.
we mourn
we cajole
we raise
our fists
in anger and
despair.
cries of
never again
ascend to
the heavens,
and yet
more deaths.
The Hood
Under the hood
Find a frightened white
Man.
Afraid of change
Afraid of diversity
Afraid of losing his every
Privilege.
Inside the ‘hood
Find a frightened brown
Man.
Afraid of hate
Afraid of censure
Afraid of losing his very
Life.
Would they know each other’s
Fear
If they met outside the
Hood?
Above: A team of African American doctors scramble to save the life of a Ku Klux Klan member. Photo from YouTube.
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