Poetic News, Thursday October 17 2019

We consider the power of urban congregations protesting in three major US cities.

wimpy af
Poetic News
1 min readOct 17, 2019

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via NYC.gov

People, power, a system of strings
never underestimate the congregation
it’s chorus that brought down walls
— the fractal prism of voices.

Collaged on one another it’s
collapsed prisons — even New York sings.
A montage of raised fists simultaneously
opening and closing

via CNBC

grasping for better wages, better conditions
better in General, — motors in action
and inaction, walking out an ascetic limbo
towards better education.

via CNN

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Poetic News

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