Unwashable Handshakes
White Faces
and We the People
go hand in hand.
White hands
shake
white hands
without ever washing
their hands.
Handcuffs,
In God we trust
Affirmations
rendered on
God's word
promotes equality
Yet,
same crime
different times
feels like
slavery after the fact
Your flag
rebellious
by nature
Mine unified
with plenty of
disruptions
I tend to side with you
But that only leaves
Me handcuffed
swearing
to a misappropriated deity
while you
are telling me
to get over it
high-fiving your
one and only
***** friend
washing your
hands
Copyright © Ts Lewis | Year Posted 2018
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