Grainy Worldview

I woke to a grainy view

bigotry speckled a gray hue

I woke to a grainy stain

bloody murder shaming a foul reign

I woke to a grainy rebuke

dodgy words of a grand-duke

I woke to a grainy pain

deep-seated hatred, black and white

Will it ever wane?

Copyright 2017 by E. Denise Billups

Photo: Courtesy of Jess Whitehead