Rhonda L. Burke Poems

Apathy grows like cancer
strangers' words become a firing squad
we are hated and feared
because of our illness.
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Paint me a picture of your heart
and I will sing you the song of my soul.
Read me the words of your mind
and I will open the door to my fears.
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Oh God, what has happened to our world?
Race against race, color has become the difference
between life and death.
And so I run, afraid of falling victim,
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