Monday, January 18, 2010

Sep aration

Growing up with
sep arate
restrooms,
sep arate
water fountains,
sep arate
sections of the bus,
sep arate
seats at the movie theater,
sep arate
hotels,
sep arate
restaurants,
sep arate
neighborhoods,
sep arate
and forever unequal.

But there was a
dream of together, a
dream of this
didn’t have to be,
a dream beginning
and still a dream,
still a hope.


With thanks to the children of Red Clay Diaries, and the children of Haiti, for reminding us.
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10 comments:

  1. MaureenJanuary 18, 2010 at 9:33 AM

    Thank you for this. I like especially "a / dream of this / didn't have to be, / a dream. . . ."

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  2. Robin ArnoldJanuary 18, 2010 at 9:44 AM

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  3. Stephanie WetzelJanuary 18, 2010 at 10:05 AM

    Glynn,

    This was beautiful. It takes my kids' thoughts to a deeper level. Amen.

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  4. katdishJanuary 18, 2010 at 10:06 AM

    Awesome.

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  5. Kathleen OverbyJanuary 18, 2010 at 11:40 AM

    He would no doubt like it...
    Catching the dream.

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2010 at 11:52 AM

    yep.
    we are all in the same boat.

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  7. moondustwriterJanuary 18, 2010 at 12:48 PM

    Glynn- nice poem for MLK b-day
    I always appreciate your writing and your encouragement
    nice to have a friend out there in the crazy word of writing

    have a blessed wk

    I'm off to write in messy moondust

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  8. Corinne CunninghamJanuary 18, 2010 at 1:53 PM

    Oh Glynn! This was beautiful. Thank you.

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  9. UnknownJanuary 18, 2010 at 6:20 PM

    Very powerful poem. I love it!

    -alisa hope

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  10. Kelly SauerJanuary 20, 2010 at 11:14 AM

    Powerful is right. Wow.

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