No Love Poem
Every time I imagine
a soft caress
I hear a black man is shot
by police while resisting
softness dissolves
Every time a song
touches my innerness
I hear of hate
against people not like us
innerness fades
Every time I hear
a tale of loveliness
they talk of laws
that oppress
love shrinks
Every time my heart
soars in togetherness
I see some explosion far away
that rains down on me
soaring stops
My mind locks in a dark place
exhausted, what next to face
no love poem can I write
if I can't see the light
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