The Ashes Are Sickening
Poem by Sofia Calderon
The United States government.
An entity who prioritizes the rich and fair skinned
Over the towns and cities with Black, Brown, and poor people.
Forever they have been used
As a dumping ground,
An excuse.
Seen as a team that wouldn’t step up,
One they thought no one would fight for.
While the politicians continually push them down,
The oppressed will always rise.
Rise from the ashes that have settled from the incinerators.
The ones that give Black children
Asthma at double the rate of White children.
The placement of parasitic polluting power plants
Projects the pure disregard for communities of color around the country.
These communities and the numbers shout their...
