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That last line...

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Be smart, not too smart. Pow! Smile, but not too wide. Pow! Whatever you do, do not be angry. Bang!

With your brilliance, you've done it again. Thank you for putting words to the personal angst I'm feeling about social justice these days.

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Jul 2, 2023Liked by Suzanna de Baca

Wow, Suzanna! So very Powerful!

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Jul 2, 2023Liked by Suzanna de Baca

Wow! That poem is so powerful. It needs to be out there for the world to see.

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Succinct and strong rebuke!

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Jul 1, 2023Liked by Suzanna de Baca

Another powerful poem about the backtracking of our country. Thank you.

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Jul 1, 2023Liked by Suzanna de Baca

Powerful truth.

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wow, amazing.

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Jul 5, 2023Liked by Suzanna de Baca

This cuts to the bone. Well done.

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Jul 2, 2023Liked by Suzanna de Baca

Thank you, Suzanna. I am passing these powerful words far and wide.

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Right to my heart..and experience. So many memories are relived through this piece. Not too loud, never get angry, don't tell us what you think, keep it to yourself....the gunshot...I endured a couple gunshots..and one of them gave me multiple sclerosis...as a result..thanks Suzanna!

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“You do not take a person who, for years, has been hobbled by chains and liberate him, bring him up to the starting line of a race and then say, ‘You are free to compete with all the others,’ and still justly believe that you have been completely fair.”

At what point does this 'special treatment' end and no one is given an advantage to atone for some past injustice?

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