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Guilty

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A small ripple in the ocean of change,

 

From the tears that flooded the planet with our pain. 

 

As the world stood in unity for months to protest,

 

We anxiously waited today for the guilty verdict to mark progress. 

 

Though white supremacy still continues to plague us with sorrows, 

 

So we must fight on and seek justice for tomorrow.

Black Lives Matter   George Floyd   Minneapolis   Amerikkka

â—„ Cogitare

FOLAJIMI OLUBUNMI-ADEWOLE â–º

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kJ Walker

Wed 21st Apr 2021 18:16

Well said.

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keith jeffries

Wed 21st Apr 2021 12:25

Words most worthy of the verdict. All lives matter no matter whom. May the world learn the bitter lesson of prejudice and the evil it spawns.

A fine poem and thank you for this

Keith

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