Whitney

Dear Santa,

Your eyes meet mine,
a brief second we share,
yet it feels like eternity.
Then in the split second it began it is over,
reality overwhelms my senses.
Frustration at the world for interrupting resonates through my very being.
***

May 17, 1954, was a day to celebrate.
Finally the government had come to its senses,
declaring segregation of public schools unconstitutional.
It’s was new era where people of color had a chance at an equal education.