Donations are essential to keep Write Out Loud going    

Forgetting Home (or how can I forget you if you won't go away)

Photo credit: Kenn Thomas

Forgetting Home (or how can I forget you if you won't go away)  

Euphemisms white wash his-story

So truth disappears under vague denial

Southeast USA above Florida

Sharing a border with Pensacola

Where the past lives on 

In retrospective theme parks

The past is alive everywhere

Our world is full of museums

Memories gather into congregations

...

Read and leave comments (1)

AlabamaBombinghamColtraneJr.MLKSixteenth Street Baptist Church

Blues Jeans

 


"This earthly life is merely an embryonic prelude to a new awakening." Dr. MLK, Jr.

Blues Jeans

A shadow of disappointment

Settled around their earnest campaign

Like ominous clouds 

The debonair Martin who emerged

From his Gaston Hotel room

Dressed in a denim shirt over his dress shirt

And new blue(s) jeans folded at the cuff

Ready to march as a one-man campai...

Read and leave comments (0)

blue jean SundayBombinghamJr.MLKwhy we can't wait

This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

Find out more Hide this message