The Race



There simply is no race,
For we are all human beings,
And all of our lives matter.
Slow down, wake up,
Get over it, move on.
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Submitted on March 12, 2021

Modified on April 18, 2023

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Characters 120
Words 26
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5

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