A poem by Sasha Smith, Leaving
Leaving you are Leaving you are a Generation of Leaving you are a People of Leaving you are black boy leaving you are black boy snatched, you are dragged down dirt, down dust, down the shells of boats, down sea, down ocean, down under water....
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