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Poem #15 Civil Rights Movement

1/15/2018

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I don't often get political on my blog and I think it's passed time I do. It's important to speak up when things are wrong because, as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, "in the end we will remember, not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Black lives matter and right now, the institutions of our country, the status quo, does not reflect that fact. We can all do better at seeing and peacefully protesting the institutionalized racism that pervades our daily living.

To my understanding, the BLM movement is not pushing for specific legislation to change, rather, their aims are for people in power to acknowledge the injustices that continue to persist, despite the laws set in place during the Civil Rights Movement, and work to eliminate the micro-aggressions and macro-aggressions hurting and killing black men and women today. At the very least, I feel my words might do something to contribute to that aim. I think there are peaceful, impactful ways that an everyday person can be a catalyst for equality. Writing our legislators, running for office, or simply voting, are all actions to take to spread the movement. MLK said "let conscience be your guide" and "love must be our regulating ideal." I hope you see both statements reflected in my poem. 

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9/16/2019 09:07:03 am

We all have civil rights, but we rarely get to use them. If you ask me, the government is already making it hard for us to maintain a life without misery. I mean, this world is really unjust, you can live for the rest of your life, but at the same time, your life can mean nothing. I struggle to make sense of what my life is about all the time. I hope that we can change the civil rights that we have.

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7/1/2022 06:26:50 am

Thank you for shharing

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    Creative enthusiast, gregarious naturalist, opinionated humanist, MBA,  RYT 200. Amy Kay Czechowicz completed a poetry challenge for 2018 and 2020 by posting an original poem daily to this blog. She's started a Patreon for 2023 where you can find her more recent work! 

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