Oppression

Reign of terror plays out Endless nights as victims shout So many good ones vanish People must hide their anguish Equality is a forbidden word Community's voice tries to be heard Together they stand and die Say a little prayer - then cry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In memory of Aretha Franklin, singer, songwriter, actress, pianist, and civil rights activist, who died 16 August 2018. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Poetry Soup Featured Poem: November 1, 2020. In 2022, it was published in PS: It's Still Poetry.