The Heart Weighs 300 Grams
—Excerpt from Sandy Bland’s Autopsy
Just for starters,
say
it’s your daughter,
and she’s
Black, and someone
from Texas,
Florida, Alabama,
California,
New York, South Carolina,
Ohio, Missouri,
Michigan, Arkansas,
Nevada,
Maryland, Louisiana,
Georgia, North
Carolina, Washington D.C.,
Oregon, or
Virginia is weighing
her heart
on a scale. Just for
now—
say they know how
it feels.
Then, find words
and speak.
The Heart Weighs 300 Grams —Excerpt from Sandy Bland’s Autopsy
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