Every stroke of pen takes flight
Every piece of poem and prose write
Every act of resistance might
Every riot, march, sit-in fight
Each is another force—Black resistance
Insistence, till freedom for all is right
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Afterword: The gwawdodyn byr is a sestet (or six-line stanza) form with 9 syllables in the first 4 lines; 10 syllables in the final 2 lines; lines 1-4 and 6 end rhyme; the end of line 5 rhymes with a syllable in line 6.
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Right on, black resistance!
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100 Warren !!!!
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“Until the philosophy that holds one race superior and another inferior, we say war!” Keep up the resistance! ❤️💗💖
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Yes Bob sure said /sang it eloquently!!! 1love Jamaican sistah!!!!
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Amen 🙏🏾
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🙏🏽👍🏽🙏🏽
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“Till freedom for all is right!” WOW Dawn, powerful. Your voice and delivery girlfriend, oh my goodness…what a declaration of advocacy and truth! Love this! Beautifully done sister girlfriend! 👸🏽🤜🏼🤛🏼👩🏽🦱
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Ohhh Kym you’re so affirming!!!! Thanks sistah-gurl!!!! Happy BHM!!!!
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Sister girlfriend, Happy BHM to you too my Queen! 👸🏽👑🥳 Continue to soar!!!
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Ditto 👸🏽🦅
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A powerful message Dawn.
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Thanks dear Sadje !! 💞🙏🏽💞
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My pleasure
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