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POETRY | BLACK LIVES MATTER

Avenging His Father

He’s on the trail of a predator disease

Artwork with permission from Dale Webster

at a parched water-hole beside a ragged thorn he stood and watched dry-eyed as his warrior-father fell

failed in his battle for life brittle-boned and lonely loser of love and family to a predator disease

he took his small inheritance his father’s staff and mantle he took a silent oath to hunt his kinfolk’s killer

sheltered by the mantle guided by the staff driven by the oath he’s ready to begin

Dale and I are trying to explore global issues and attitudes to race through the small stories of local people.

‘But let’s be different’, we said as we started our collaboration. ‘No politics, no drama, and no commentary.’

So I’m not going to comment. But you can.

If you love Dale’s portraits, you’ll find him at his website: https://dalewebster.carbonmade.comr

This is the second poem in our series. Here’s the first:

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