Of You and the Turtle

A turtle’s pace—
slow but steady,
exemplifies will power
and determination;

Your pace—
a testament
of apathy and lost empathy:

There is no pace
in the liberation race
in apathy and lost empathy.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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