Few Can Bear The Wait

Everybody is looking

for an answer, but

few can bear the wait.

Too long is a prison song

whitewash can’t erase.

There has to be more

than sidewalk blood

writing names into tears.

We can’t hear if we

choose to be deaf.

We can’t see if we

choose to be blind.

Too many feet

walk the divide

while peace cries

from common ground.

Freedom, every soul

begs for freedom,

but acid tongues

keep throwing stones.

©Susie Clevenger 2016

 Real Toads ~ The Tuesday Platform