Free-Dumb....["Freedom" 's Catches; U. S. Laws; Short] Poem by Bri Edwards

as a young man, i impulsively joined some anti-war [Viet Nam 'conflict' days] protesters as they marched through downtown Rochester Mew York. about to follow the group across a street 'against the traffic light', a young cop asked 'do you want to get arrested? '. i said NO, and did not get arrested. i waited for the light.

The living conditions have certainly improved for 'the blacks' [African-Americans] in this country since many of their ancestors were shipped to America from Africa, carried like so much cargo, in squalid conditions (from what little i've read) . living conditions are still not great for many blacks, Hispanics, whites, and 'others' in the United States. and i hear there still are slaves in parts of the world (and sometimes we hear in the U.S. as well) .

anyway, read the poem a second time if you wish. comments are, as always, welcome, even if at odds with my thinking.

bri :)