Photo: Markus Spiske on Unsplash
You are not welcome.
Here.
Or anyplace that we hold
Dear.
You are unwelcome
Here.
Because you lack
The right color
Or veneer
Or gender
Or conviction,
And because you have far too much
Proclivity toward
Fear.
You are not welcome.
Here.
Though if you come,
Subservient,
Kowtowing
To us
Year by lingering
Year,
We might allow you
To remain
As long as you
Humbly
Adhere,
To our need to aggrandize
Our wrongs,
And as long as you
Declare you will
Never rise
Above a state that
Holds us as
Premier.
Note: Dedicated to all who fight ingrained injustice, racism, hate, brutality, and the historical realities of too many who bolster themselves by believing they are somehow ‘premier.’ For the record, there is nothing ‘supreme’ about anyone who claims ‘supremacy.’ There never was.
For Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Unwelcome in 91 words
Na'ama Yehuda 
Na’ama Y’karah,
Well said and, alas, too true in too many circles. Love the photo. Love the poem.
I went a little lighter this time. 😉
Shabbat Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you, Rochelle!
Yes, alas too true, and some still resist facing history and letting truth speak.
Am all for lighter fare, as well, so I’m going to get a taste of yours now! 🙂
Na’ama
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Fantastic!!! Well done, you!!!! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Adele Ryan McDowell, Ph.D.
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Thank you, dear Adele. …
xoxo
Na’ama
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Brilliantly done, my friend.
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Thank you, Dale!
So much needs change still …
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Sooooo much
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yeah … may we get on a better path and may we stay the course …
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Sooner rather than later.
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xoxo
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xoxo
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Oh, I have been in that room more than once. Well stated. Cleverly composed.
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Thank you, Bill!
I think many have, in different ways, as have I. And it is never, ever, okay.
Here’s to better humanity. We’re working on it, I know, but it would be nice to have it speed up some …
Na’ama
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Ditto everyone’s comments. Excellently done, Na’ama
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Thank you, Crispina! May more be welcome who are not.
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Slowly, slowly, we are making progress. Little by little attitudes are changing. But not quickly enough. A simply brilliant piece Na’ama.
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Thank you, Keith.
Yes, not nearly quickly enough. And yet … yes, some change is happening.
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