Wednesday, March 1, 2017

The Rebuke

Back from the Disabled march. 
Tall hatchet-faced black man in a hoodie approaching six white men by
     a truck. 
“You don’t do nothing but steal from black people. 
“Done it ever since slavery.
"Shut up!" he said.
"I don’t want to hear from no fuckin' honkies!"

They flinching away from his stride.
“Right on, brotha!” I wanted to say.
Jesus would say to us,
“I know you’re scared,
"but all the power belongs to you.
"See how bravely he speaks to you!"


“Shut up!" he said. "I don’t want to hear from no
fucking white robbers!”