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Category: Tragedy / Topics: Current Events, News
Fifty Shades of Gray`
Posted: August 24, 2014
Looking for answers in Fergunson, Missouri…
Yes, young Michael Brown's been buried
and there's violence in the streets,
but the issues are not simply black and white.
Like an iceberg, what's apparent
doesn't show what might be seen
as we search for what is wrong and what is right.
Racial tensions neath the surface
cannot lightly be dismissed.
After fifty years of protests they remain.
But the problem's more than color.
There are fifty shades of gray
that run and bleed like posters in the rain.
Who is guilty? That's the question.
But the answer's not that clear.
The accomplices are fear, distrust and hate.
Will a verdict be forthcoming?
Will the demonstrations cease?
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Greg Asimakoupoulos (pronounced AWESOME-uh-COPE-uh-less) is an ordained minister, published author and chaplain to a retirement community in the Pacfic Northwest. Greg maintains a blog called Rhymes and Reasons, which he graciously provides to SeniorLifestyle.Greg's writings have now been assembled in book form. See the SeniorLifestyle Store. • E-mail the author (moc.loa@veRemosewA*) • Author's website (personal or primary**)
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