Dead Baby Dreams
I had a dream
but unlike Dr. King
my babies were never given the chance
to play together..in life
they were diced in the womb
never heard a lullaby
they were slaughtered by those
that ho-hummed the Hippocratic oath.
They were put in trash bags
never learned to tie shoes.
They were tossed to alleys
no proof that they existed
their necks were broken
they were fed poisonous salt
before they ever tasted
the mint of a merry go round.
Unlike Dr. King
my babies never had a chance to play together...
to march-to fight-to dream.
Copyright © Anthony Biaanco | Year Posted 2019
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