I’m working on a poetry multi-part question and need an explanation to help me understand better.
Frank X Walker
“Y’all Say I Do, We Say Black Lives Matter” (2020)
for Kerry and Michael
What a powerful way to say ’til death
do us part. To stand in defiance of murder
after murder after murder and still choose life,
together. To seal your vows and then march
for all our promises, into Philly streets,
swollen with protestors, they replaced thrown rice
with tear gas and pepper spray, but it still felt
more like a large reception for freedom than a riot.
Resplendent in wedding gown and tuxedo,
fists raised high to demonstrate that
Black Love is the Liberation married
to the joy that fills your faces,
thinking only of the honeymoon where all couples
know justice because Black couples know peace.
Tasks:
- Read aloud 5-10 lines from your chosen poem; choose the section that is most interesting to you!
- Explain what drew you to the poem and how you personally connect to it
- Tell us your favorite line or phrase and why
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