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Weaponized Tear

By Calpernia Charles
January 20, 2020
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White Tear
Image by Enrique Meseguer from Pixabay 

Constant readjustments

to build trust

of people who

continue to take

advantage of us

 

The tears of

their mothers,

daughters,

grandmothers

 

can take the lives

of our fathers,

grandfathers,

sons

 

No chance to

defend ourselves,

for savages

have no say

in their impeccable,

uncontaminated communities

 

Our word

against their tears,

our truth

palpably nonexistent

 

our lives have no value

against the tears

of our antagonists

 

Know your place boy –

years after they have

raped us

of our dignity

 

Deceit spew

from their lips

like wine from

a drunkard’s cup

 

For delayed justice

is justice denied

in the minds

of those who must have

 

The wasted libations

take the life of a family man

because the white tear

makes demands

 

that forces the hands

of lady justice,

even if –

an innocent man

must pay the price

 

It remains hard

to fight against

the weaponized tear

 

a weapon possessed

by a selected tier

who already carry strength

in misguided fear

 

Make no mistake

the power they convey

in what others deem

as a rudimentary

White Tear

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1 comment

  1. Jo 20 January, 2020 at 15:08 Reply

    Nuff snaps!
    This poem made me grit my teeth.

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