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A Bowl of Rice
I woke up today with fragments of childhood pain and suffering lingering in my head, and then all of a sudden Jesus popped in there too. Whether he was a metaphor, or a man, or just one of the greatest stories ever told, I had him with me and my mind ran back into the…
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White
I posted this on a thread, but figured I might as well post it here too. I just wanted to share a couple of experiences I’ve had being a person of color. I have two boys who are about six years apart. When they first started school their teacher (different teachers, different schools, six years…
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Manic Sunday
Just a little manic Sunday I know it’s not a Monday Not every day is Funday Don’t ever want to Runday Just a little manic Sunday Let’s make every day a Funday Just a little manic Sunday
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Ode to Joyce
I cannot think of words To send off on this heavy day For sadness is a thief There are no words To soften the blow of sorrow When all that’s felt is grief But let’s not end this in darkness For she lived in the light She graced us with her smile And even shared…
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Faded House
There once was a House that held the happiness and heat of a foreign and tropical land colonized by conquistadors before it faded into history. I crawled on its wooden floors before I knew how to walk. Inside it, I held my bottle and cried. People squeezed my cheeks until they were red and sore. …
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Letter to my Opressors
Dear Opressors, I never quite got so much as an apology from you for the discrimination inflicted on me repeatedly, but I forgive you. When last I communicated with you, with an open heart, I felt brushed off and that really hurt. After so many years of shared experiences, to be brushed off like that…
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One Path
Dharma means duty, and some people are called to it. To be called means to have no other path, but the right one. The people who risked their lives to hide Jews had no other choice but to save them. Same for those who risked their lives to free slaves. Same for those who stood…
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Silence is Violence
Silence is violence, and that violence doesn’t have to be shown on the outside. When I brought up issues with discrimination all I got was silence. For liability’s sake, someone looked into it, but nothing was ever really done to help me move forward. The silence was so bad I wanted to end my life.…
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Current State of Events
It is the language of the unheard where the marginalized are forced to voice their anguish with loss of lives through the loss of wealth and property. With the backdrop of Covid 19 class warfare nestles inside a race war while Twitter fact checks Tyrant Trump as he continues to incite and inspire violence. People…
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Summoning All Mothers
When he called out to his mama, that’s what hit me the most. His mother died two years ago, but I believe she was there with him as he called. She was there in his last breath and in his mind’s eye, like an angel watching over his death. Soldiers use to call their mother’s…