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Black Can Be Beautiful

Rick Wojtala

Free verse
I just think they are looking for competition in sports and art.
The black race became the gold standard.
Some whites like Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig had talent.
Give it some time.  
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Written on April 12, 2024

Submitted on April 12, 2024

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Scheme ABCD
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 182
Words 36
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
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  • EdwinRayTanguma
    EdwinRayTanguma
    And Joe DiMaggio Mickey Mantle Nolan Ryan Roger Clemens etc etc etc…Yep I’ll give it some time…The boycott will begin soon…
    LikeReply17 days ago

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