Biking to the beauty parlor,
early morning dew
glossing grassy tips.
Dodging dirty masks,
McDonald’s foam cups,
and crumpled colorless napkins
littered like lesions along the lane.
Mankind’s messy roots revealed.
Pedaling past unpigmented petals,
spring’s first offerings
fringe the bike path,
the phantom bangs of wedding
parties and parades
that never passed;
blown dry overnight.
Nature’s callous roots revealed.
The city can’t clip its grass,
but taxpayer money’s
funding violence against Blacks.
Both invasive species to a
privileged white path.
The curve sure flattens Uptown.
Two teenagers pass,
now I’m drafting second class
to conceal my silvery part.
Society’s racist roots revealed.
Yard Sale of Thoughts 
Wow. Another one with a powerful punch. Beautiful alliteration and imagery. Amazing build up.
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Thank you. Apparently visiting hair cutting establishments is a goldmine for me. I really appreciate your kind comments.
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It was the second blog post about racism I read in a row. ;-( Check out Susannah Bianchi (athingirl.com) – her March 11 post about her run in the park.
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ouch ! a sucker punch at the end, but looking back the clever build up was there !
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I’m in two minds: I appreciate the social message; I also love the snippets of observation along the way; I feel the latter has been press-ganged to serve the message; I am probably in the minority there but it’s something to consider 🙂
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True. I tend to think of different politics as a simple matter of priorities. But some priorities are warped – we can afford to build a new high-speed train line but we cannot afford for something like food to be sufficiently cheap for people to afford.
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Agreed. Systems that don’t serve the needs of the people should be treated like old railways, torn down, rebuilt or redesigned, not just tolerated. Thanks for chiming in here.
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Mutual admiration society. I think now more than ever we need to remind ourselves that governments exist to fulfil a specific purpose. They should not just exist.
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Slap me in the face. From the title, I thot we were off on a silly adventure. Amazing deep probe. Thank you.
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Can’t make these kinds of musings up. Much appreciated. I have a bit of a collection of biking baubles. Great ideas arrive in the saddle; many thanks.
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