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Flouncing by the fountain
In a dress of pastel hues
I saw a girl with cocoa skin
And so I frolicked too

In an Alabama shopping mall
This girl and I did play
I was only nine years old
And my home was far away

My grandmother was browsing
In a store that was nearby
We ran around the waterfall
And laughed until we cried

I really had no idea
How soon my fun would end
When grandma saw us playing
She was quick to apprehend

She grabbed my arm and spoke to me
In a voice I’d never heard
Hissed we don’t play with negro children
I found her quite absurd!

Perhaps my quest began that day
And the message I would send
To teach all children rainbow love
And that racism should end

© 2012, Dani Heart. All rights reserved.

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    Larry Conley
    August 28, 2012 at 4:35 pm ·

    Dani,

    I love this! It is going on my timeline and out as a tweet.

    Superb!

    Larry
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    Dani Heart (Author)
    August 28, 2012 at 6:08 pm ·

    Thank you so much Larry. :)
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