Sacrifice

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

By Crystal Valentine

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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