Best Seats in the House

A poem

Diana Black Kennedy
Nov 7 · 1 min read

Elderly white patrons
Liberal retirees
Dressed elegant casual
On a Saturday afternoon

Sitting close together
In perfectly designed seats
(Not a bad one in the house)
in Berkeley California

Enjoying a play
($60 a pop or
$427.50 for the season)

About white privilege.

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Diana Black Kennedy

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Diana Black Kennedy is an educational therapist in San Anselmo, California. She writes a blog about education at www.MindSparkLearning.com.

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