Golden Dreams: Pearly Gates of Heaven Part 1

Poem > > > Praying for Peace of Mind

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flames heating up, things not feeling normal . . .

black lives matter, black lives matter . .

entering thy peaceful palace of heavenly promises . . .

pulling over a man over-intoxicated, in 1991, . . .

beating, beating, beating bhim . . . .

thy commoner, named, Rodney King . . .

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replaying, repeating, and televising, . . .

showing, whilst asking, . . .

haven’t we seen this before?

changing channels, fasting, . . .

chanting, praying, singing, . . .

haven’t we seen this before?

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“Let it be the ballot or the bullet.” — Malcolm X, 1964

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"People, I just want to say, you know, can we all get along?" Rodney King'=

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Thank you for reading, for I grew up in Los Angeles and started to protest when Rodney King was beaten by the police because I knew the violence of the streets too well. Things need to change. Now we have ICE to fear, for I am part Latino.