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| Father Michael L. Pfleger, senior pastor of the Faith Community of St. Sabina |
By John W. Fountain
Silence
Hear the silence
The sound of nothingness,
crashing
like waves
upon this star-kissed city's shore,
in the face of injustice
and poverty
that roar
Silence...
Deafening
Amid burgeoning malevolence
Merciless greed
That leaves
Black lives scattered
Black lives shattered
Listless
In the bitter night cold
Frozen
In drifting now
Souls frostbitten
By Hatred
So cold
So bold
Old schemes
In "The White City"
Where Black dreams
Remain elusive
Privilege exclusive
And voices that challenge
The status quo
So few and far
Between
That silence
now screams!
