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When White Eyes Cry

February 14, 2022
By zcbakerpike SILVER, St. John's, Newfoundland-Labrador
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When white eyes cry

gun shots become merely noise

blood spilt and breaths lost

are just accidents

 


When white eyes cry

pity fills the room

a black life lost but

why would you ruin a bloodline of hate

 


When white eyes cry

evidence is simply discarded

an eyewitness is not enough

to avoid the pain of another soul lost too young

 


When white eyes cry

because they always will

we dive back into a cycle of heartbreak

with a substantial lack of transparent justice

all because white eyes will always cry

© Josh B., Willow City, ND

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Slightly_Toaster said...
on Mar. 7 2022 at 12:32 pm
Slightly_Toaster, Hendersonville, North Carolina
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This is really good, I'm not huge on poems but this was really good.
Afra ELITE said...
on Feb. 19 2022 at 11:29 pm
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Nice work getting this good poem on editor's choice...