Equality
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Why did you make me a woman?What say have my kind had in your country?Ah, is it because we are objects to you,That you objectify your country into a woman?Then it can be perfect and voicelessJust as you’ve always wanted. Unable to think yet alone speak for herself. There to nod, laugh, and smile at…
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Where are my brothers’ compensations? For not just the mule and the acres, But the slavery and degradation. For the trans-atlantic Transportation And the inhumane humiliation. Where is it for my sisters and all others? For their fathers and their mothers? Where is the strap on their boots? Where are their just-dues? For the million…
Dreams and Other Lies 