FLAG
LET YOUR FREAK FLAG FLY
What deep symbology does the Confederate
battle flag represent? armadas of ships+chains
+whips+cages In the forest where one woman
was kept for generations tortured daily Children
birthed long after she believed in maps +oceans
circumnavigation the Cape of Good Hope
South Carolina senate vote on Monday Take Down
That Flag cried Reverend Clementa Pickney from
the otherside Bullets lodged for eternity in face+chest
He thought he would never die (maybe like you+I?) That
life is made of iron +never ends
They gave us Casper didn’t they? The little whiteman’s
ghost An already-dead friend Took decades to realize
you’d never lose him If the racism in a place runs so deep
they want to segregate Heaven you know it’s time to burn
that flag Time to place a plaque at the forest cage where the
Civil War never did rage
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National Association for The Advancement of Coloured People:
That battle flag is racist+stands for white supremacy
Supporters of the flag: It’s a benign symbol of heritage +genteel
social traditions
Summer 2015
songanddancegirl 