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The Least of My People

Dianna Jennings 1945 (Venice California)

January 23 
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When I closed my eyes all I could see
Was that sweet frightened face beneath a coward's knee.
Don't tell me what matters I've seen how it's been for folks with an accent or dark colored skin.
And don't get me wrong there are lots of good cops but they're at risk too til this racism stops.
When I turned my eyes back to what I didn't want to see my blurred eyes saw Jesus then under that knee
and I heard these words as clear as can be "whatsoever you do unto the Least of My People so  also you do unto me.

About this poem

The impetus for this poem was a remark from a coworker condoning the George Floyd murder

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Written on December 30, 2020

Submitted by dlmajen on January 15, 2023

Modified on March 28, 2023

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Scheme AABCAA
Characters 507
Words 107
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 6
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Dianna Jennings

I had my first poem published in fifth grade. I studied poetry under Dr. Phillip Levine at Cal State Fresno and have worked as a writer for most of my adult life but poetry has always been my passion. For the past 40 years i have lived on a small farm in Phoenix AZ and done poetry writing and readings as well as writing for government and corporate entities. more…

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