How quickly our white
allies went back to business
long before justice.
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black lives still matter
haiku for 8/19/2021
Tag: Black Lives Matter
more on breonna taylor
haiku for 7/22/2021
Louisville ER
tech who scribbled goals on Post-
it notes in her home.
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ahmaud arbery
haiku for 7/21/2021
Georgia runner who
loved his mama’s fudge cake and
did great impressions.
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george floyd
haiku for 7/20/2021
Minneapolis
man seeking redemption and
work while getting straight.
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sgt. woodard
haiku for 5/9/2021
breonna taylor
haiku for 10/25/20
In her apartment,
an innocent bystander
shot by cops six times.
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to play ball
haiku for 9/29/20
A pause from shooting
hoops, catching pop-ups, to fight
police violence.
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until my voice is raw
haiku for 6/6/20
Black lives matter. Black
lives matter. Black lives matter.
Black lives matter. Preach.
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the protest and the price
haiku for 6/5/20
Marchers shine a light
on police brutality.
while enduring it.
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