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Alabama Sweet Tea Party

Alabama Sweet Tea Party

—a pantoum for those who like to f*ck around & find out

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Aug 07, 2023
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black metal framed padded folding chair
Photo by Keagan Henman on Unsplash
Come. Drink with us. The tea’s hot.
Black bystanders raise their glasses in unison
with percussive melees, fists strike skin in defense
of a Black brotha who was just doing his job.

Black bystanders raise their glasses in unison 
& in the reflections, Harriet cheers on
a Black brotha who was just doing his job
& John g…

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