I will tie a weight upon your ankle:
It need not interfere with your stride,
For it will add a mere five pounds.
Yet it will suffice.
That weight gets heavier.
If you can’t afford time off work,
Or rely on poor public transportation,
To get to the voting booth.
If you wish for an inclusive democracy
Know that a different choice among candidates,
Is no reason to hinder a voter,
Unless you wish for a more “selective” democracy.
For the black man pushing
To reach beyond the proscribed borders,
Assigned by a white man’s verdict
That dark skin is a mark of perpetual inferiority.
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