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Hey there my fellow poets! Blessings and greetings to you all for a prosperous new year. Life has been pretty rough for me since I last posted but nonetheless, as always with God's mercy and grace I've persevered. I'm finally at a point where I can start posting again. I so miss being on here and reading everyone's works. I hope that everything is going well for everyone. Let's keep the inklove flowing!

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Freedom Day

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One hot summer’s day

June 19th, 1865

Was a day that forever changed

Black America’s lives.

The Sounds of breaking chains

Echoed across the lands

Taking center stage with the end of

Whipped backs and bound hands.

So many priceless lives

Unnecessarily given

In the name of freedom because

Bondage wasn’t how we were living.

Over the decades we strived

Fighting every step of the way

And we’re not done yet

Because we still fight to this day.

We’ve come so far into our own

And as we continue to do,

We make a way for the next

Generations of me and you.

Uplifting and encouraging them

To be steps above where we were

So they’re treated with respect

With yes ma’am and no sir.

The bells of freedom have rang

On the ground are broken links

A symbol forever etched in history

Of freedom day, Juneteenth!

 

© 6/6/23 LP45

Revised 6/17/23

The original version of this is 19 verses long. I had to break it down for a Juneteenth event I went to on 6/17

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mlowe5 says:

A beautiful informative write underscored with thanksgiving and inspiration. Thanks for the share. Peace and Love.

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