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We love poetry by Uva Coles…Racism’s Hem
Racism’s Hem
Some days,
I think it’s possible
the tearing away of it
the pulling at its frayed hem
its full
unraveling
the way it could
(eventually)
dismantle
become unspooled
thread
some day.
But
Most days,
I realize the...