Trevor Wentt - Solidarity Cir.

My mind has become an echo chamber of emotion and pain
Reverberating the dreaded silence of those who claim to be allies
King said we won't remember the words of enemies, but the silence of friends
And I feel trapped in that end
Claustrophobic, yet encased in–apathy
That sin
That deadly potion that so many partake in
And I find myself attempting to study words on these pages
But my mind just shifts back to the pain that enrages
Befuddles and exchanges hope for disdain
And I can no longer stand pushing onward through rain
And as the green tinted fluorescent lights flicker around me
I step forward, one foot behind the other, toward night
Chasing solace and safety
Beyond the walls imprisoning me in the shackles of empty words
And hurt
"What's up bro?"
And as my head ascends
Locking eyes with a friend
Someone who can empathize with this mindset I'm in:
Kalvin, brother in bronze skin
And there, I dive in
Sharing burdens with him
Of the pains produced in that silence
The spouted words of supremacy, the unchecked violence
Of racist rhetoric and camouflaged sedatives
Presented as Christianity, yet Satanically accredited
And I watched as his hands shook in rage
His eyes dilated, praying freedom from this reign
And he called over Renata and Kelly, and with these three
I continued to pour out what happened and we broke–together
And in a moment, the sense of loneliness began to subside
And with shallow breaths and tear filled eyes, we stood
In lamentation
And as we walked through the doors of that library
The hallways surrounding became a sanctuary
Adding Nathan and Bri, the six of us sat in solidarity
And every word these friends spoke, every word they listened to
Reached into my wounds and built something anew
And in this moment, immersed in finals week
I found myself surrounded as I'm weary and weak
And when we should all be studying for tests
Placing those things aside to sit and lament
To be
To sit amidst this injustice in solidarity
And grieve
And build
And build

Written by:
Trevor Wentt

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