Shades of the Past – poem by E. Alexander

young voices
could not be silenced 
in the face
of war in 
Vietnam or apartheid 
in South Africa
 
youth protest
Palestine war crimes
police raids 
won’t quell them
“we won’t  rest ‘til you divest” 
what will you stand for?

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