both lives matter
precisely because
of the truism
all lives matter
every band
on the spectrum
even when drawn
into tension
though differently
loved by the light
shines inherent with
moral equivalence
pity the fool
unwilling to see
all colors identical
down in the meat
in the pith neath
congenital tints
of the skin or the
dyemaster’s work
on the uniform
broadcloth of duty
The abstract for poem is wonderful … well, wonderful in and of itself, as is the poem! 🙂
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thanks kindly
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Well expressed.
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Your point is well taken, my poet friend: down beneath the surface of things we are all in fact equal; however, on the face of the matter we all discriminate on the basis of the color of a person’s skin, the quality of a person’s clothes, the pedigree of a person’s heritage, the brogue of a person’s accent . . . We may think that we don’t but all across America we do . . .
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so much here to debate – but I’ll keep it to two brief points – it may be a semantic thing, but to discriminate is to choose, to express a preference that is morally neutral – UNFAIRLY consequential discrimination is culturally rooted in tribal impulse both ancient and hardly American – I would argue that America is the most successfully diverse culture in history
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