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A vile disease is killing us
*One of the top 5 causes of death The number is even higher Than those who die from meth. The AMA has called it A “public health crisis” And yet it isn’t either A bacteria or a virus. Killing at alarming rates Black men its greatest victims Each day it takes a hundred lives Yet has no signs or symptoms. Scientists are banned From doing any research We can only wait and watch As the rising death tolls surge. Children and women killed In alarming numbers too. Feeling helpless and abandoned As our lawmakers refuse To take a stand to stop it Or try to prevent its spread. Our government’s neglect As more of us drop dead. Our politicians are paid To look the other way From the scores of people dying Each and every day. An epidemic only found Within the USA The execution of our country Thanks to the NRA. *http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/01/gun-violence-research-public-health/
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Poetry by: AsherahAlthough she was selectively edited out of the Bible two thousand years ago, she raises her voice for women today in hopes of a better tomorrow, as she makes waves of change, one poem at a time. Archives
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