Claude H Oliver II Poems

As I travel on life's journey
Seeing much along the way
Arriving at depots of understanding
One understanding comes to the fore
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A President unfit to be president.
A pandemic unchecked.
A man murdered on the national stage.
A nation responded while a fearful President hides.
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White race-false narrative
Black race-false narrative
Brown race-false narrative
Red race -false narrative
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COVID19, life form hidden from sight
Existence bringing fear, panic and death
Driving many to their homes
Driving many from work
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I am - the name of the universal self
The name of all its expressions and creations
The name of all that is
All that exists...is, am, are
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Unwanted in their motherland
Enslaved in their new home
Voice subtracted
Culture redacted
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We do not choose how we get here
We cannot choose our forebears
We cannot choose our brothers, sisters or
Whether we have either, both or none
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To know my deepest self
To know who, when, where and how of my self
Answers uncovered through events
How I see them
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Notes defined by rhythm of interruption
Expressing mood through duration
Silence – the canvas for this paint
Breath of breeze
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Why do I take
When I know it is wrong
Why don’t I share when I should
Why is my self so paramount
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