Sacrifice — EMBODIED

from Not Everything is a Eulogy, to be published by Penmanship Books

By Crystal Valentine

Black man

Silver bullet

White man

White man’s badge

We all know how this ends.

Open casket

Weeping widow

Prays to God,

Says He was a good man

God nods like an understanding father

Says So was my son.

See?

Sacrifice.

Originally published 12/09/15