Juneteenth
I wanted to write a poem. I wanted to write a quick little list poem about Juneteenth. I wanted to talk about how a friend wanted to do a celebration here at work for Juneteenth. I wanted to talk about how we don’t ever talk about it. I wanted to talk about freedom and emancipation. I wanted to write it over the weekend so that it would be ready to post Monday. Then There was another acquittal. Then There was another shooting. Then I couldn’t write I could not write a poem about FREEDOM Not about FREEDOM… Not today. I want to talk about black folks. I want to talk too black folks. I want to sit with black folks. Only Black folks I want to talk!!! I need to talk!! We need to talk! I am positive I will never experience freedom Not on this planet Not in this cycle of my life I have accepted that. It is not a mistake, that when picking a soccer team on his tablet My son compl...