by Lynnie Gobeille
I tend to be on the lighter side of white,
don’t often get singled out—
in fact at 74 I am barely noticed.
I can walk down (mostly) any street and feel safe.
No fear of being deported.
I have no tattoo that would taunt them.
No affiliation with some unseen gang.
No radical disclaimer required
I can roam my country freely.
Little do they know of my SDS ancient background—
Or my scars from protests long since past.
I tend to be on the lighter shade of pale.
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| Students for a Democratic Society button circa 1965 |
Lynnie Gobeille is passionate about poetry. She is one of the cofounders/editors of The Origami Poems Project, a world wide “free poetry event.” She was the Editor of the Providence Journal Poetry Corner (St.Cty Section). Her poetry has been published online & in numerous journals. Her work has also been read on NPR & ELFIN radio in England. She currently works at her local Library, with fingers crossed that the funding continues to keep the doors open.
