Black History

it is as though
they saw my beauty,
full and radiant
lasted only in the 
rich soil i was born in.

so they picked me and
stomped the roots dry.
one survived
nature nourished it 
with love.

we are the race,
the only race,
forever searching for
our place of birth.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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