the pain
runs deep
it lives in dreams
& broken sleep
endless scraps of
Sunday school dresses
smell of burning flesh
& scorched tresses
the pain
it creeps
unbidden
she weeps
signs that point
to a crowded back
unfair laws
promoting endless lack
that pain
she tries to hide
needing
just one peaceful day
but that pain
is relentless
it never quite
goes away
copyright © 2020 KPM
Powerful. Re-posted here: https://grumpysgiftspoetry.org/2020/08/19/ancestral-pain-just-another-girl/
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