Month: December 2022

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Inheritance

Written by C Hues

December 29, 2022

What is inheritance? Is it a monetary gain, passed down through surnames?
When we talk of inheritance, we talk of spirit—
The soul that the slave owners tried to snuff out,
When they raped us to exert power.
But our soul is strong and survives
To sing our people’s song.

Inheritance is what led those who gained freedom
To know that they were not truly free
Until all their brothers and sisters were free too.
It is the soul of Tubman, that passed down to Rosa
When she stood for her sister, Recy.
We will sing our people’s song.

We have gained an anthem. Our anthem is power of another kind.
For my Black and Indigenous ancestors, who lost their lives
Protecting their freedom, preserving peace for all—
Know that your soul has survived. We have inherited,
As Faulkner said, the power to endure. But more than that—
We are America. America’s soul is strong.
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Suburbs

Written by C Hues

December 24, 2022

Moving in, then moving out,
Was there ever any doubt?
Hateful neighbors burning crosses.
They claim victory in these suburban losses.

Our color paints the picture clear,
We’ll sell for less and disappear.
The gap widens with class in session,
As our chances lessen and lessen.
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2022

Written by C Hues

December 23, 2022

I told mom that 2022 was a bad year.
But mom said that years can’t be bad,
People can be bad.
And sometimes we see crisis as a curse,
When we should understand it as a challenge.

2022 saw women wronged 
As women’s rights were ripped away.
But we also saw women fight
Alongside allies to protect 
What already belonged to them.

2022 saw hate crimes continue
And election lies to drum up
Democracy’s demise.
But we stood tall and voted
For Truth.

2022 saw a sad man
Think he could take a small country
And rebuild greatness that never was.
But he found out in 2022
That small does not mean weak.

2022 was not a bad year.
2022 had bad men 
Who failed to realize
That good people are always,
Always up to the challenge.