Harry Seymour

All-Island Art Show

An open-air walking event / Not at all pedestrian / Organically home grown / Authentic to its core

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The Ghost of Amistad

Black cargo in shackles / The bondage of slaves / Willing to die to be free

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Holding Hands

Holding hands in public / An overt sign of affection

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What's It Like in Winter?

A perennial question / Asked of Islanders / Is for the birds / Who've flown the coop.

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Change We Can Believe In

To believe one vote / Can make a difference / Is an act of faith

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Vacationing While Black

Driving while Black/Shopping while Black/Realities of being Black.

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Oak Bluffs Fireworks

Boom, Baam , Bang, Boom, Each earsplitting sound, Meant to arouse.

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A Little Meditation

Oh, to be a child again

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Who Are These People?

Rag dolls by definition / Are symbols of submission / A bully's push over / A child's playmate / Lying abandoned.

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The Critical Race

An elephant in the classroom / Unheard voices from slavery / So essential to understanding / How past is prelude / To inequities we now see.

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