if i was a kid trying to enjoy a parade and my dad kept being like “son when you grow up will you be the savior of the broken, the beaten and the damned” i’d be so annoyed
The trauma and tragedy of George Floyd’s murder must never leave us. It was a manifestation of a system that callously devalues the lives of Black people.
so honored & excited to have these two and a few other poems out in @PoetryShore today! if you want to read about cowboy hats & green m&ms & the Mars Rover, check out the rest of the poems here✨💚: https://t.co/TbC7R8DU47