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Poetry — Bursting

Myla Grier

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Bursting

Inside

Concept un-rare

As ideas

Expel

An era unfolding on hatred

Displayed

Flag on pole

Unfurled understanding

(No miss to it)

We heard what they said

Knew how they felt

Newly exposed

Technology helped

Spread ideas old as civil wrongs

It’s over

It’s over

It’s over

The jig is up

Maybe

I venture outside

Today, tomorrow and the next

Pray differently

Instead of protection from police

Prayers for peace

Instead of bated breath

Prayers for rest

Stress, animosity behind

Pasted smile

“It’s all right”

Hope held up by aging hands

Underlying

Sorrow

Tears

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