A Sea Change
A black man
being lynched
on the ground
narrates
his own death.
The whole world
watches
in horror
and collectively
hollers..."Oh, hell no!"
That clarion cry,
earthquake
that shook the world!
This time
it's different
What used to be
Black outrage
has even White America
crying foul.
Now the outrage
has gone global!
Black Lives Matter protests
in England,
France,
South Africa
and Germany!
Who saw that coming?
I didn't.
This time
it's different
This is much bigger than
just police brutality.
We're fed up
with racism
with inequality
with injustice
with corruption
We're witnessing
a sea change.
A movement...
beyond the confines
of America.
Date written: 06/09/2020
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