April 9, 2015 Shoot First (Tanka) 10 Comments Shoot first…too common Racism alive and well Rise of the old south Were it not for video The Blue Wall would have stood firm . ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~ Share this:TwitterFacebookPinterestRedditEmailPrintLike this:Like Loading... Related Posted by Dom DiFrancesco in Poetry Tagged: black police brutality, cover-up, death of a black man, murder, North Charleston, police, police cover up, prejudice, racism, South Carolina, tanka, white
Well said my friend and thank you. I wish this was never a topic, but it is one we are seeing far too frequently. Reply
Agreed with sentiment–would add that racism seems to have sprouted up everywhere, not just in the South. Reply
Oh absolutely, it isn’t relegated to the south at all, it just seems that it has been occurring more frequently there lately. Reply
“Like” the poem
“Dislike” the topic
“Despise” the act
“Disparage” our progress toward justice!
Well said my friend and thank you. I wish this was never a topic, but it is one we are seeing far too frequently.
Very good!
Thank you Kimberly.
In a hidden way it did. Very good!
Thank you Carol, I appreciate it. 🙂
Agreed with sentiment–would add that racism seems to have sprouted up everywhere, not just in the South.
Oh absolutely, it isn’t relegated to the south at all, it just seems that it has been occurring more frequently there lately.
Sadly so, sadly so.
It is sad and lately it seems an all too common occurrence. 😦