Our dinner was delayed
She was nonplussed
I was enraged
we were being ignored
our dinner was delayed
our ticket on the carousel
our order untouched
as others were being served
sitting in the 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
She was nonplussed
I was incensed,
wanting to rail at the injustice
that we were ignored
our dinner delayed
when this was nothing,
common place, normal,
nothing she hadn’t seen
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edited March 6, 2021
Our dinner was delayed - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/03/our-dinner-was-delayed-v2.html
March 5, 2021
Our dinner was delayed
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/03/our-dinner-was-delayed.html
racism, white privilege, discrimination, poem, poetry, Amanda Gorman, America, reality, black girls, unity, justice, transparency, healing, honesty,
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