April Is National Poetry Month!
RIGHT ON: WHITE AMERICA
SONIA SANCHEZ
ICONIC POET OF THE BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT X WRITER X
ESSAYIST X PROFESSOR X PLAYWRIGHT
this country might have been a pio
neer land
once.
but. there ain’t
no mo
indians blowing
custer’s mind
with a different
image of america.
this country
might have
needed shoot/
outs/ daily/
once.
but. there ain’t
no mo real/ white allamerican
bad/guys.
just.
u & me
blk/ and un/armed.
this country might have been a
pio
neer land once.
and it still is.
check out
the falling
gun/shell on our blk/ tomorrows.
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