Tagged: Nina Simone
Writing Prompt 5 May
I hope there is mercy
For a white boy like me
I’ve never been a slaver
But a racist, I be.
I don’t deserve heaven,
Not sure about hell…
I think it’s probably empty:
And all shall be well.
Doesn’t mean I can be lazy
About my complicity, for
This world matters just as much
As eternity…
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