Thor, the Norse God of Thunder, had a hammer named Mjölnir. Mjölnir was considered a fierce weapon that could level mountains and summon lightning with every blow. In this poetry blog, every Thursday, (Thor’s Day), Mjölnir will forge only song - sing of the mysteries and beauties of the world.

Thursday, July 30, 2020

FLOWN ON ANECDOTE*

the wind
has caught it
carried it

allowed it
to spread
its storied wings

wide, to travel
across time
and history

soaring 
high above
the terrain

of shame below
that has been so
unbearably

burdensome
that white flight
has been the only way

to escape 
the brutal truth
that’s indelibly

etched
in earth’s
ebony flesh

the wind of change
won’t and can’t carry
story that way no more



*title comes from How To Be An Antiracist


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