Voices From The Quickening Quicksand | Ernest Williamson III

spin from the wayward watchmen
the tyrants of yesteryear
who bludgeon Black men with
large schemes
delaying dreams
in the seams of America’s promise.
unknown though frequently digested
like wasteful air
good and bad
so why thrive or
pretend to leap above the dull minds of the East and West,
united in print
yet torn and bleeding
in minds unaffected,
as the black skins
encasing them
wither with the seasons
annulled
until the harvest
of a growing lily
matures
for the world
from a world
there and here
though lasting
awhile too short
in a hymnal
of shame.

Dr. Ernest Williamson III has published creative work in over 600 journals. Professor Williamson has published poetry in over 200 journals, including The Oklahoma Review, Contemporary American Voices, Pamplemousse, formerly known as The Gihon River Review, and The Copperfield Review. He is an Assistant Professor of English at Allen University.