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Beautiful Brown Boy: A Poem

by Sharon Lea Harper 07-18-2013
Young boy reaches to the sky. Photo courtesy Zurijeta/shutterstock.com

Young boy reaches to the sky. Photo courtesy Zurijeta/shutterstock.com

So,

No prom for you

Dear boy

No wedding  

No children

No memories of you and family 

For momma and daddy to savor

Just holes in their hearts to match 

the hole 

In yours

But as God is my witness

Sweet boy

You will never be forgotten