Scales of Injustice
Unpaid wages over time did 400 kilotons accrue,
as lit fuse broken promises counter-clockwise grew
Lively resentment crouches mule heavy
on bent backs of the burdened weary
Next generation anger arise in poverty acres anew
Black burned the sun, moonlight shaded widow blue
Sleep is a dirt orphan trod on by the burying shoe
Deserved rest gets only paper hope nary —
Unpaid dead weight
Scales of injustice weigh stolen sweat revenue,
reparation debt is a promissory note long overdue
The yellow brick toil comes late shift early,
forced labor of bloodshot eyes be so work teary
Restitution patience is grave robber bad news —
Unpaid dead weight
Copyright © Freddie Robinson Jr. | Year Posted 2019
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