It’s Not Polite to Stare
Emmett’s mother had it right
Not letting her son go quietly
She made a stand opening the casket
Showing her mutilated son
Showing the humanity of it all
“Look! ” Look at what they did to my son! ”
“Look! ”
Some of us did
Out of fear – conformity
Some out of spite
Some concern
But most of us turned our backs on Emmett’s mother
On all mothers who seek justice
For the killing of their children.
(2007)
poem by Khristian E. Kay
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