Trayvon Martin Protest - Sanford (Photo credit: werthmedia)
I have to say two things to preface this post: 1) I almost forgot about the National Poetry Writing Month Challenge – 30 Poems in 30 Days so I missed April 1 and I guess April 2 serves as my first day and 2) I thought it befitting to repost this poem I wrote weeks ago about #TrayvonMartin, considering there hasn’t been an arrest yet; we definitely need to keep him in our consciousness. So here is my attempt to keep up with the challenge. If you wish to join in, visit http://www.napowrimo.net/ for more details. Please comment and share!
A Poem For Trayvon by Kellea Tibbs
in his eyes, you can see every kid in America
you can see his hopes, his dreams, his wishes
you can see him playing with other kids his age
shooting hoops and having fun
how unfortunate
to be taken away so soon
he’s our child
he’s America’s child
not just another black child
but his untimely demise
represents us all
and if you love everything
about being an American
all of the rights
and privileges
even the option to walk down the street
free and clear of harm
or the notion that
you might be shot down senselessly
then you WILL cry out
you SHOULD cry out
you should cry
for this beautiful child
another gone too soon
who will speak for Trayvon
who will speak for all of the parents
all of the grandparents, aunts, uncles
all of the sisters, all of the brothers
all of the cousins, all of the classmates
all of the teachers, all of the neighbors
who will miss him
we must speak up
even those of us
who didn’t even know him
but know him in our hearts
who love him
despite never meeting him
rest in peace
beautiful
c) 2012 march thirty one poetry
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Lucky for me I was listed in in your related articles section. Very powerful writing. Very best of a month of words to you.
Thank you so much for your comments and kind words. I will check out your site as well.
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