Frank J. Tassone

Are we? A #KyokaProse / #TankaProse

image courtesy of **Mosaic Templars Cultural Center**

Three times the death rate from COVID Infections. Twice the number of fatalities from police violence. More than double the poverty rate. Only 19% of the population nationwide.

“We are all in this together.”

But when we say “We,” whom do we mean?

Junteenth

approaching

storm clouds

long past time to live

“…and justice for all”

#Juneteenth2020 #BlackLivesMatter

#tankaprose #tanka #kyokaprose #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry

for Junteenth 2020: #47 PROMPT: we are all in this together.

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2 responses to “Are we? A #KyokaProse / #TankaProse”

Suzanne

June 19, 2020

Yes, I’ve wondered just who the we is in ‘we’re all in this together’.

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memadtwo

June 19, 2020

We is definitely relative. (K)

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