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Anti-Racist

I clung, yes, clung
To that alien stupor
Sapped that suave subastral quintessence
That makes us 
Cry…
And seldom 
Laugh.
And I woke up
Rabid
As familiars quirked:
“He will bite them,
these racists!”

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Richard Lamoureux

Date: 7/30/2013 7:20:00 AM

If an anti racist visits harm on a racist are they not the same? The most difficult and powerful act is that of loving the person who wishes to do you harm. It reminds me of a picture of a Klu Klux clan member being tended to in an all black operating room, the doctors working vigintaly to save his life. Now that is a demonstration of the power of love. Good men rising in the midst of darkness.

Gerald Kithinji
Date: 2/25/2015 7:54:00 AM

Richard, that was Africa of the early 1970s. And that's exactly how it felt when one thought of racist South Africa.

Skat A

Date: 7/18/2013 9:09:00 AM

a good write, enjoyed, hope you have yourself a good day and week to follow, LUV, S.K.A.T.