GB Writes

I write therefore I am/I am what I write

Racism

November 21, 2011

Nature’s narrative:

American-Trees!!! If only these Trees could talk: They would tell of the first Africans arriving at their shores. The men turned into slaves, the women turned into whores. Constantly beaten, told to work & serve. Torturing anyone, with courage or nerve. If only these Trees could talk: They would recall our people being stripped of Continue reading

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Blacks, Civil War, Freedom, Lynch-Mobs, Lynchings, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Whites
September 21, 2011

I am Troy Davis!!!

This poem is dedicated to Troy Davis, a U.S. citizen & Georgia native, who was convicted of 1st. Degree Murder, based upon inconclusive & unreliable evidence used against him during his trial. I am Troy Davis: I am the prey of a racist, and the victim of a fascist. I’m a doormat of a bigot Continue reading

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Capital punishment, CBS News, Clemency, Crime, Death Penalty, Desmond Tutu, Georgia, Georgia Pardon and Parole Board, Murder, Racism, Scapegoating, Troy Davis, United States