Can’t see morning to can’t see night,
a tiny garden of truth
sprouts roots,
cultivating new narratives of
American truth.
Beneath the sod, the bones of their forefathers
are restless,
their stories never loosed.
But on the streets of the capital city,
the long bus ride towards equality
has a new route.
For those that first appeared in 1619,
ready to die for revolution
unacknowledged in the declaration,
patriots that were marginalized
and reduced.
May we water the world with their words
and enjoy the rich and colorful blooms.
© 2024 | K.Hartless
Cover Artist Nikkolas Smith
If you haven’t had a chance to read the 1619 Project that first appeared in the New York Time’s Magazine, you should add it to your must-read list. I’m looking forward to reading the expanded stories in The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story. A fuller history well overdue.
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