742020 poem

 Happy Fourth

    former slave,

    current racist

un-merry residents of this

tense & dense situation 

which sits on your chest 

like an overweight elephant

the elephant in the room

which when addressed

burns every door-knob, sheet-rock,& brick—

down to the stud

Happy Fourth 

    good cop,

    peaceful protester

social media & big media pigeonholed

you, panning cameras

in opposite directions

Regardless,

keep doing what you do,

keep being who you be

Happy Fourth

    to the faithful, &

    those who lost faith

    to those who say 

fuck the forefathers 

with emotion, dignity, & grace

We are not grateful, yet

still we fight for what’s right

Try to balance the 

bars & stars

w/ hypocrisy & democracy 

because black, white, brown, red & yellow

have uneven views

that are weighed in the street

Happy Fourth

    Covid—

you sick ass trick,

cancelled our barbecues & fireworks

lickity-split

That’s what you think

we need—

Space;

For it seems like

each side becomes violent 

in less than

6 feet of space—

So on this fourth,

2020 is cray; let us

Not Stop,

until we find our way

please continue your

anger, your frustration, your

misunderstandings, &

Your Communication 

with each other 

✌🏾