The Anguish Of A Mother Poem by THEODORE MOSLEY

The lifeless sound of her body incarcerated her spirit from her flesh; eyes of love are filled with blood.

Facing tomorrow without Sandra Bland is the anguish of a mother propelled into the misery of her casket.

Hearing the cold steel explode his mind into darkness, his flesh communed with the breath of death.

The anguish of a mother foretells the story of Trayvon Martin fulfilling his purpose without speeches of inspiration.

The truth of a lie submerged their thinking into the reality of showmanship for others to witness.

The anguish of a mother declined the weakness of her character and Emmitt Till showed the world White love.

A vehicle of transportation became the transition of my life as we crossed the tracks of humanity.

The birth of Yusef Hawkins became the anguish of a mother; her womb tells the story of pain and happiness.

The shadow of the moon hid his perpetrator to extinguish his life with the smoking barrel of his justice.

The life of Medgar Evers and the anguish of a mother resonated for generations to proclaim history.

Racial injustice for one is injustice for all was his walk in the seam of grassroots only to find his grave.

The anguish of a mother in universal; the blood of William Lewis Moore cried from the silence of a bullet.

Written by Theodore Mosley
January 31,2017