Our dinner was delayed - v2
She was nonplussed
I was enraged,
I wanted justice;
We were being ignored
our dinner was delayed
Our ticket still on the carousel
above the grill, the station,
our order untouched
as others were being served
sitting in the italian restaurant.
She was black, I was white,
grabbing a bite to eat
waiting to see our pastor
going through couple’s counseling
before we could marry in church.
She was nonplussed
I was incensed, wanting to rail
at the injustice, that we were ignored
that others were being served
who came in behind us.
Our dinner was delayed
but this was nothing, minor,
common place, normal;
This was nothing she hadn’t seen
so many times before.
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edited March 6, 2021
Our dinner was delayed - v2
March 5, 2021
Our dinner was delayed
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/03/our-dinner-was-delayed.html
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