arjayuniverse presents:
MIRROR MIRROR
A man in mental pain stands before the mirror.
He looks into the painfully aged face reflected at him.
The years of a life, 54 years in the desert heat of oppression,
Paints a portrait once bright and clean -- now dirty and cracked!
The bloodshot eyes reflect the inner pain and pressure!
The furrowed brow formed from years of worry!
The gray hairs overtaking the black have won their battle!
The tear on the right cheek is runoff from a leaking soul!
What does the country he was born in want from him?
What more of his life and soul can he give to the place of his birth?
How much more of his blood and mind and sanity do they want?
When will they make the snipers stop shooting his blackness.
The Supreme Court of the country he lives in adds to his anxiety.
The Republican members, even the black one, are abjectly racist!
The television news show in the background touches the subject!
But, the threat of American black civil rights are assaulted every day!
He cannot trust white people any more.
Half of them say outright, to his face, that they hate his black skin.
The other half, the dirty sneaky bastard half…
They sneak into positions of power to steal away his breath at night.
White people with names like Cruz and Rubio…
These are the new bullets in the chamber of those who hate him.
They have introduced another infection into the racist caveat.
And his face shows another line of pain and fear with these thoughts!
Staring into the mirror minutes before it is time for bed car ruin a night!
How depressing is it to look into your face and see every hour of 54 years?
It is hard to answer a profound question like that when you are…
Weeping like a grieving mother who just wants the pain to go away!
RLJ
