Golden Dreams: Pearly Gates of Heaven Part 1
I Have a Dream. . .
By SAMURAI SAM AND WILD DRAGONSPublished about a month ago • Updated about a month ago • 1 min read
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Poem > > > Praying for Peace of Mind
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flames heating up, things not feeling normal . . .
black lives matter, black lives matter . .
entering thy peaceful palace of heavenly promises . . .
pulling over a man over-intoxicated, in 1991, . . .
beating, beating, beating bhim . . . .
thy commoner, named, Rodney King . . .
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replaying, repeating, and televising, . . .
showing, whilst asking, . . .
haven’t we seen this before?
changing channels, fasting, . . .
chanting, praying, singing, . . .
haven’t we seen this before?
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“Let it be the ballot or the bullet.” — Malcolm X, 1964
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"People, I just want to say, you know, can we all get along?" Rodney King'=
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Thank you for reading, for I grew up in Los Angeles and started to protest when Rodney King was beaten by the police because I knew the violence of the streets too well. Things need to change. Now we have ICE to fear, for I am part Latino.
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SAMURAI SAM AND WILD DRAGONS
DR. WAYNE STEIN Ted Talk Speaker, Amazon Author, Asian Gothic Scholar; Yoga Certified, Black Belts. Writer Program Admin, Writing Center Director, Cancer Survivor, Korean Born , Raised in Japan and Italy, grew up In Los Angeles.
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Thank you for sharing this. It carries history, pain, and hope all at once.