Beach Racism Poems

These days my wife and I are in Australia for a holiday 
We walk down to Coogee beach every other day
A signage screams, ‘racism not...

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I remember the high arc of your line
casting into horse-maned waves,
strong hands as yet untroubled 
by trembling, easily reeling smaller fish
to throw back in, again...

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“History, is a nightmare from which I’m trying to awake.” -James Joyce

A burnt blonde freckled white man stands in a white bathing suit
With red raw...

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We decided to visit the largest sand dune in Florida 
it was well within our reach
just a few miles drive from where we were camping
at...

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Beach glasses and hourglass
One of those classic ones
One step I take towards you
Two steps backward

Sun rays blinded you from me
Or me from you
Thoughts clouded my...

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I had a lovely dream 
milkshakes and ice-cream 
lying on a a beach 
sipping on soda stream 

alas... to my dispare 
it became a nightmare...

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I sit in a tent, rain pouring down
My children are crying, no food to eat.
My spirit is failing, starting to drown,
Hands clasped in prayer, my...

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No matter how fast I run, the past can't be undone

              ...

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Color me white like the color of the wall
Color me white to be seen by all
Color me white to stand tall

The patches of black all...

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