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Separated

I was taken from the land

Generations before my birth

Lost my roots within the soil

And the voices of the earth

Though thousands of years

This pavement has been poured

I will not be separated anymore.

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I was taken from my tears

When I was just a child

Stuffed my feelings down a hole

As I tried my best to smile

Now I’m digging through the years

So deep and so sore

And I will not be separated anymore.

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I was taken from my family

Of every sex and race

By what I was taught of color

Of gender and of place

Now I’m reaching out my hand

Hoping it won’t be ignored

And I will not be separated anymore.

© David Elfanbaum