Now we know how thin the ice was
No doubt it is still
Should we therefore refrain from walking
Once these large broken holes are filled in again?

like a slave running back to his plantation in South Carolina two days after Lincoln's Emancipation. Not everyone and everything is changed immediately. not all wounds are healed. It would be lunacy to run back to an oppressive master so soon after freedom was declared.

like walking into the lion's den because there is a sign outside that says everything is ok, everything is safe.
if the construction of bridge isnt finished, dont go running across it because you see a flat surface to walk on



the lesson is, why bother. it wont ever really happen. no one will really care enough. no one will really ever understand. is it that it is too complex or is it that it doesnt matter because people have better things to worry about or would rather forward their own agendas. how many times will this happen?
how many times will i hear my crying heart hit the hard floor, dropped once again by hands i trusted...

ive had enough
freaking girls
on guard


any and all comments or responses are welcome at dabele@wm.edu