Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Black Hands Have Been Crying


Black hands crying
pushing dirt left and right
dirt under fingernails
digging into dark places
blackness smeared down the sides
of a hole so deep
eternity gave up trying to find the bottom
this is where many have decided to bury
their own self-blackness
beyond the grasp of a reaching hand
beyond the echoes of a voice calling out
hey black boy
hey black girl
why don’t you all come-on-back
Barack
Is here.
Jrg
Nov 2008
Copyright © 2009 by Jeff R. Ghee

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