a celebration to end slavery
and yet
the shackles remained
white hearts in fear
with attitudes of evil
jim crow laws
lynchings
no coloreds allowed, whites only
separate but equal
mass incarceration
systemic racism
police brutality
four hundred years as kept
one hundred fifty years lied to
is 2020 the year a promise realized
freedom a reality for the minority
so cruelly enslaved in various ways
will prejudices finally be put aside
will we finally be humane?
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The best way of asking the question! Wonderfully written. Will we finally be humane? Extraordinary! Way to go!
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Thanks so much for your kindness and support of my thoughts! ❤️
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My pleasure! Have a great day!
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Susi, with the right administration, with white people taking the time to better understand black people- equality for all including other minorities, women; yes, a change for the better can happen. Thank you for this enlightening write.
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Let’s hope we get it soon! Glad you enjoyed it, Lance. 🙂
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Yes, absolutely. Very much so, my good friend. Thank you, Susi!
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❤
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We can only hope.
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I try to stay optimistic that we will become kinder.
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“will we finally be humane?”
Not as long as Trump remains insane.
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Reblogged this on Reena Saxena and commented:
Juneteenth …. by Susi Bocks
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Your last stanza stirs up quite a lot…
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I hope so! What has been done to people of color and the vulnerable, it’s shameful.
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That is the question!
Very well written Susi.
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Appreciate it, Sadje! 🙂
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You’re welcome 😉
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