I.
Privilege
can walk down any street
No one
is afraid
II.
Privilege
can shop anywhere
Clerks say hello
Privilege isn't followed
III.
Privilege
walks behind people
who do not
quicken their pace
IV.
Privilege
orders a pizza
It gets delivered
to the door
V.
Privilege
wears a hoodie
People assume
it is just cold
VI.
Privilege
passes on the sidewalk
Women
don't clutch purses tighter
VII.
Privilege
says, "I don't see color"
It doesn't have to.
submitted for dVerse Poets Pub, One-Two-Three-Ten Word!
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Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash. Leonard Cohen
