Sister Revolution by Stephen Jarrell Williams

SISTER REVOLUTION

They killed my sister.

Hung her
on the side of the road.

An example
not to tell,
when you see
how they pull our strings
from birth to premature death.

She was a good girl.

Changed her clothes behind the door
leading the revolution.

She's still alive in spirit.

Her voice sweet
as a lioness at their throats.

 

Published in Deuce Coupe- February 2010