The Right To Live Free
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Americans are taking to the street,
protesting cops on a black killing spree.
And many will likely get gassed or beat,
but to unlock change, unity's the key.
The racist hounds of hell have been let loose,
and death's icy breath chills blacks to their bones.
Risking being found hanging from a noose,
they march unarmed against batons and stones.
Most white suburbanites are angry, too,
outing bigotry; they stand side by side.
History will note what the blacks went through,
memorializing the tears they've cried.
The rights of their children are what's at stake,
and those rights; no one has the right to take!
(Sonnet)
09-26-2020
Copyright © Emile Pinet | Year Posted 2020
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