Segregation

An acrostic about the hatred we are capable of.

Segregation – the remaining chains of slavery.
Every man of color exhibited extreme bravery.
Granting of freedoms was gifted to whites alone.
Racial slurs rained upon every colored home.
Even our elected shared in this hate, while
Grieving mothers mourned their son's fate.
Arise they cried, "Arise my brothers, Now Arise!
Time to march and to fight before another dies!"
In the churches and in streets we stood for our rights
Our voices were heard by our courage and might.
Never again, never again, never again.
 

Reviews

[Mark D. Chevalier]

History is rife with the tales of the opressed, and you captured this snapshot with visual clarity and thought. I think that as civilization progresess (and I use the term loosely) what I see is more a slavery by class. Split between those that have wealth and those that do not. Your poem is unique in that I can place my own context in this framework and it will work just the same. Nicely done Sir!
Mark

[Tomás Ó C..]

Let us remeber those who lost their lives in that struggle, including my hero Chris Hani of the SA Communist Party... RIP

[Deborah Leah Krempa]

A very well written acrostic. Great job, thank you for sharing. Debileah

[Norma J. Jessee]

Todd this is absolutely fantastic. You have painted a picture so clear its almost as if I'm there. You actually make this work each line in harmony with the other. To often I see acroustic done with random thoughts. Not so here, every line is in harmony with the line before and the line after thus making a whole.
Wonderfully done. Perfect.
This goes to my favorites.

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This is absolutely superb.........filled with love and honor.

[Gandré]

That you write a poem about a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups is amazing. a fantastic poem. I love your awareness and heart here. The last line made me breathless...

[Angelic Darkness]

This poem reflects the problems that still exists today.

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