Day 29 I See You

[Tinker]

I See You

These days,
"Black Lives Matter"
has become a movement,
a catchphrase for racial justice.
Look at me, see my worth.
All lives matter,
mine too.
                           ~~jvg

Verse Form: Eintou

[tonyv]

You matter, too, Judi. And you don't Burn, Loot, or Murder.

Tony

[Tinker]

Preaching to the chior Tony.  Remember I'm the wife of a former cop and the mother to an active cop.  You don't want to get me started on the other side of the story.  But, there is truth on both sides. I get what PEACEFUL, RESPECTFUL protesters are trying to say.  They have a right to say it, and the other side needs to listen.   The poem seemed appropriate for the form and its origin.  It is the truth behind the movement and I have heard it and I respect it.           My son at a Black Lives Matter March

[David W. Parsley]

It is difficult to not resonate with BLM's message.  But there are other forces who seem to be involving themselves in all kinds of otherwise legitimate conversations.  I confess that I can't tease out who is Antifa, who is a misguided zealot, and who is just an opportunistic looter.  And who else may be in there muddying the water?  2020 shook me in more ways than can be explained by a 100-year pandemic.

Thanks for the photos, Judi.  That has to be part of the message, too.  I salute the good guys in uniform.

 - David