*Magnify*
SPONSORED LINKS
Printed from https://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/2304668-Affirmative-Action-Sonnet-AAS
Printer Friendly Page Tell A Friend
No ratings.
Rated: 13+ · Poetry · Adult · #2304668
This is a Shakespearean sonnet about the end of Affirmative Action.
Make a level playing field my booty
We spent all that time and did all that stuff
I'm not just sum naive rootie-tootie
Without truth, it will never be enough

And our businesses are not charities
And it is wrong in the eyes of the law
And our black folks do not need charity
Go on, leave the handouts for the stray dogs

America might not last much longer
Its debt, Its crime, Its weight, Its catch, It's time
And can we compete for life, I wonder?
Is success in life really such a crime?

This is the best time to win if you're black
On the way to your future, avoid cracks
© Copyright 2023 John Andrew Jenkins (johnjenkins at Writing.Com). All rights reserved.
Writing.Com, its affiliates and syndicates have been granted non-exclusive rights to display this work.
Log in to Leave Feedback
Username:
Password: <Show>
Not a Member?
Signup right now, for free!
All accounts include:
*Bullet* FREE Email @Writing.Com!
*Bullet* FREE Portfolio Services!
Printed from https://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/2304668-Affirmative-Action-Sonnet-AAS