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Vandal Poem of the Day: September 13, 2021

by Kamilah Aisha Moon

black men

spun like tops. Temptations

that died in unison

under Alabama sun,

tangled together on lines

spooled around the same tree—

fresh catch.

I wish

they could’ve hummed

to heaven

instead of being hooked                             then flung there

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