Last year on this date, in Charlottesville, racism, bigotry, hatred and violence came together in the form of the “Unite the right white pride/white nationalist rally”. Today, in Washington DC, this same rally took place in front of the White House. Despite a different outcome today, the fight for true equality, for an end to racism, in the United States continues.
#unitewithmight
https://thebezine.com/2018/08/11/unite-with-might-event-aug-11-12/
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American Eyes
If you look at me
Will you see
That I, too, love the home of the free
That allows me to say amen and glory be
Or praise be to Allah, or nothing at all.
Does it matter the words that answer God’s Call?
If you look at me
Will you see
That I, too, love the land of the brave
My police proud brother facing danger grave
My military friends who follow family around
Who silently weep when they’re put to rest in the ground.
If you look at me
Will you see
That I, too, support unalienable rights
So keep your guns but let’s not fight
There is only one flag that we should fly
Your rights shouldn’t mean that mine should die.
If you look at me
Will you see
Only what your hateful stare decrees
Instead of your eyes, turn your ears to me
Turn your heart to me
Reclaim that part of your humanity.
©️iido 2018
